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Your intelligence = brief on infrared=20 thermography =

Volume 8, Issue = 3

In This=20 Issue:=20

Welcome

Thermography Contributes to Aerodynamic Research = at German=20 Aeronautic Agency

Meet the Staff - Sylvain Telmi

IR News you can Use

ITC Message Board Posts

Brainteaser of the Month

Last Month's Brainteaser

Past Issues

Course Calendars

About the ITC

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Ever wonder how thermography can be used = to improve=20 the aerodynamic efficiency of aircraft? Our technical article this = month=20 will give you some insight as to thermography's role in doing just = that in=20 Germany.

We also welcome Sylvain Telmi to the ITC. = Sylvain is=20 responsible for thermography training in France. You can learn = about=20 Sylvain's background in the Meet the Staff section.

Online language translation = of this=20 newsletter is available by going to the web page = version of=20 this newsletter. Use the box at lower left, select your language = and click=20 GO. You will have the entire page translated into the language of = your=20 choice.

As usual we have our Message board posts, = News items, and our = monthly Brainteaser for you to=20 solve.

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See you next month,

Gary Orlove,
Editor and=20 Publisher

Thermography=20 Contributes to Aerodynamic Research at German Aeronautic=20 Agency

by = Peter=20 Smorscek
FLIR Systems

One of the goals of aerodynamic = research is=20 to give the airfoil (wing profile) of an aircraft the required = form and=20 properties=20 which minimize drag of the wing. The main task of a wing is to = produce a=20 lift force that is in opposition to, and equals the airplane=92s = weight=20 force. Aerodynamic engineers and scientists design and = develop wing=20 airfoils which are able to produce a = maximum=20 lifting force at a minimum loss.

Read the = entire=20 story

Meet the Staff=20 - Sylvain Telmi

Sylvain Telmi
ITC FRANCE, Technical Training and = Support
ITC=20 Level II

Sylvain Telmi holds a B.Sc. degree = in=20 electrical engineering. He worked for EXFO and a network company = before=20 joining FLIR Systems. Sylvain spent his first 4 years as an = applications=20 engineer, traveling around EUROPE supporting customers. During the = next 2=20 years, he has gained experience in product training, customer = support, and=20 after sales service for a network company. In 2006, Sylvain joined = FLIR as=20 Technical Support and training and is responsible for the France = training=20 market.

IR News you can=20 Use

Straight from the = World Wide Web,=20 here is what's going on in the world of infrared=20 thermography.

IR Equipment

Flir launches new thermal=20 imager
Construction and = Maintenance=20 News, Belarus - Feb 28, = 2007
Flir=20 Systems has introduced the InfraCAM SD, a new model of its = InfraCAM=20 thermal imager used worldwide by facility managers, = electricians,=20 ...
FLIR Systems' introduces = revolutionary airborne=20 imager for gas ...
Vertical Magazine (press=20 release), Canada - Feb 28, = 2007
FLIR=20 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR), the leader in thermal imaging = systems,=20 announced today the addition the Ultra8000e, a special airborne=20 stabilized imaging = ...

Condition Monitoring /=20 Maintenance

Effective test methods determine root = causes of=20 fluid degradation
Plant=20 Services, IL - Feb 19, = 2007
Vibration=20 analysis, thermography, ultrasonic analysis, = metallurgical=20 analysis, equipment/component inspections and operational data = are=20 valuable information ...
Why TPM initiatives sometimes fail
Reliable Plant Magazine, OK - = Feb=20 12, 2007
... and too complicated too fast:=20 Organizations are smitten by cool predictive maintenance = technologies,=20 such as vibration analysis, thermography, etc.=20 ...

Energy = Conservation /=20 Building Science

REMCs see surge in broadband=20 access
Greater Fort Wayne = Business Weekly=20 (subscription), IN - Feb 23, = 2007
Using=20 either an infrared camera or a blower-door test, Doug = Ferrell, an=20 energy adviser with the cooperative, can show members whether = their=20 houses leak ...
Professional assessments help avoid = power=20 drain
LaCrosse=20 Tribune, WI - Feb 14, = 2007
Armed with=20 an infrared camera and a smoke stick, the men searched = for the=20 drafts. =93The air infiltration is probably the most serious = energy=20 contributor in ...
Infrared scan of your home could save = money in=20 repairs
DetNews.com, MI - Feb 9,=20 2007
An infrared camera has the ability to = shoot video=20 and still images that detail heat gain or loss. The cameras have = several=20 settings for thermal dynamics and ...
Weatherization program helps you lower heating=20 bills
KTUU, AK - Feb 7, = 2007
An=20 infrared camera demonstrates just how sensitive it is to = heat and=20 cold. There's also a thorough inspection of heating systems, = water=20 heaters, ...
Weatherization=20 Video
New drying technology works
Washington Evening = Journal, IA -=20 Feb 1, 2007
On Monday, Meyer used a thermal=20 imaging camera to demonstrate how moisture had wicked up the = walls,=20 even to the ceiling in some places. ...
Auditing Energy
Alexandria Gazette Packet, VA - = Feb=20 1, 2007
Then he used an infrared camera to = document=20 where her house was leaking energy. The audit took about three = hours and=20 cost $325. ...

Medicine / Life=20 Science

Thermography measures=20 sexual arousal
United=20 Press International - Feb 26, = 2007
26 (UPI)=20 -- Thermography, a type of infrared imaging that = demonstrates=20 variations in temperature, may be a method of measuring sexual = arousal,=20 ...
Kofa Refuge to launch video that = provides live=20 wildlife viewing
Yuma=20 Sun, AZ - Feb 18, 2007
And at = night, an=20 infrared camera will be deployed, assuring Web viewers = don't miss=20 the flurry of nocturnal activity. Cornes stressed that they've = chosen=20 the ...
Wildlife Warning, Part One
KOLD-TV, AZ - Feb 8,=20 2007
"At the very top of the tower, the little black = camera up=20 there, that's the little thermal imaging camera. That's = the=20 camera that does the targeting and=20 ...

Miscellaneous

ROUNDUP: EU Justice Chief Demands = Quick Support=20 For Border Watchdog
Playfuls.com, Romania - = Feb 15,=20 2007
Germany has registered four helicopters for land = and sea=20 surveillance, one boat for operations in the North and Baltic = Seas and=20 portable thermal imaging ...
Night Clouds Warm Red = Planet
Space.com - = Feb 7,=20 2007
Daytime clouds [image] also stand out in = thermal=20 imaging because they are much cooler than the Martian = surface. At=20 night, these differences disappear.=20 = ...

ITC Message Board = Posts=20

Here = is a selection=20 of recent new threads by IR Community members. Feel free to click = the=20 links, see the responses, and post your own response if you=20 like.

Exporting thermal cameras
I have seen=20 on some links references that imply that taking an IR cameras = out of the=20 US is illegal. Would anyone know if this is so and what the = reasoning=20 is? Thanks in advance.
Is= =20 this a void in the wall?
This image was taken when the = outside=20 temperature was at app. 28 deg. F. It is under a beam and is = similar at=20 other beams in the warehouse.
11Kv Cable Box
We survey a large number of = 11kv cable=20 boxes for heating on the connections inside. The subject of this = thread=20 has been surveyed previously but these hot spots have never been = seen=20 before. In fact nor have I seen them anywhere else. Using = Airborne=20 Ultrasound we detected tracking on the cables. I have no idea = what is=20 causing it, does anyone else. The Client found nothing to cause = it=20 during the shutdown, but cleaned it all anyway, we have not been = able to=20 check it since.

And of course if YOU have a question or want = to start=20 a discussion on a topic, we would love to hear from you. Just post = a new=20 thread on a mes= sage=20 board.

= Brainteaser of the = Month =20

Here is = this month's=20 brainteaser. What is this? Readers who email us the correct = identification=20 are entered into a drawing to win a prize from = ITC.

Please put "Brainteaser" as the = subject=20 of the message.

Click=20 here to email your guess

Do you have an interesting image = that you think=20 would challenge other thermographers? If so please email me your image = (preferably=20 in native .img, .jpg, .tif, .tgw, or .tmw format) with an = accompanying=20 visible photo and explanation. If your image is used, you receive = a gift=20 as = well.

=20 Last Month's Brainteaser

<= IMG=20 hspace=3D3=20 = src=3D"http://itcnewsletter.com/2007/2007-03_images/brain_2007-02_small.j= pg"=20 align=3Dright vspace=3D3 border=3D1=20 = xthumbnail-orig-image=3D"2007-03_images/brain_2007-02.jpg">We = had=20 to give an easy one last month to make up for the previous month's = difficult brainteaser. Of course it's Darth Vader of Star Wars = fame. Our=20 winner is Herman Wirjawan all the way from Indonesia. Our = thermogram=20 contributor, Timothy Burdick, shares his motivation for the = image:

"I am a huge Star Wars fan = and this is=20 an image of Darth Vader. I placed the figure in the refrigerator = here at=20 work and then took the image while it was sitting on my desk. I = had=20 forwarded it to all my colleagues here and asked the question, = "Have you=20 ever wondered what Darth Vader would look like in Infrared"? "Is = he cold=20 and evil?""

Herman and = Timothy receive=20 an ITC low emissivity coffee = mug.

Past = Issues =20

Click the links=20 below to view past issues of this newsletter:

All past issues from February 2000 = through=20 February 2006, click here.

February=20 2007

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December=20 2006

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May=20 2006

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Click the links=20 below to see our latest course schedules (in local = language).

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About = the=20 Infrared Training Center =20

The Infrared Training Center offers training and = certification in=20 all aspects of infrared thermography use. Our world-class training = headquarters are located near Boston, Massachusetts, USA and = Stockholm,=20 Sweden and have the world's most extensive hands on laboratories = for=20 infrared applications. In addition, we have training centers = around the=20 world. Please join us in exploring the fascinating world of the = infrared!=20

Your comments and suggestions about this newsletter are = welcomed=20 and encouraged. If you have an interesting application or case = study to=20 share, we encourage you to submit it for publication. Published = articles earn credit towards IR = recertification.

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