ITC InfraMation - March 2009

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March 2009

Your intelligence = brief on infrared=20 thermography =

Volume 10 Issue = 3

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Welcome

New Feature - Videos of the Month

IR News you can Use

ITC Message Board Posts

Brainteaser of the Month

Last Month's Brainteaser

Course Calendars

About the ITC

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Here in Boston, March certainly roared in like a = lion. We had=20 up to 12 inches of new snow to welcome our Level I class on Monday = morning. This after temperatures of 60 degrees the week before.=20

Which brings up the subject of = energy efficiency=20 in our buildings. President Obama's stimulus package = includes $5=20 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). = Weatherization=20 typically means adding insulation and caulking to buildings. Our = homes=20 consume 40 percent of our energy nationwide, and, as energy guru = Amory=20 Lovins says, "It is cheaper to save electricity than to make it."=20 Increasing the efficiency of our homes reduces fossil-fuel = consumption and=20 creates jobs.

With that in mind I would like to introduce our new = feature,=20 Videos of the Month, to you. Our first videos involve using = IR for,=20 you guessed it, weatherization applications.

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

As with all images in this = newsletter,=20 click an image to see a larger version.

We'll see you again next month,

Gary Orlove,
Editor and=20 Publisher

New Feature - = Videos of the=20 Month

This = video is an=20 excellent overview on performing an energy audit with an infrared = camera=20 and blower door. The author then provides details on how he = retrofitted=20 his home with energy saving technologies based on the audit. A = final=20 blower door test confirms the leaks have been repaired. If you = can't see=20 the video, click here.

Is this home well = insulated? Look at this video and you be the=20 judge.

IR News you can=20 Use

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

Medicine/veterinary

New meaning for 'fuel=20 efficiency'
Guelph Mercury - = ‎Feb 26,=20 2009‎
A great portion of this heat is dissipated as = radiation through=20 the skin, which an infrared camera can detect. As well, = considerable=20 energy is lost through...
Cattle Health: New Tools For Assessing=20 Pain
CattleNetwork.com - ‎Feb=20 23, 2009‎
Thermography results revealed the model = produced a mild=20 degree of inflammation, Anderson notes. More succinctly, White = says, is=20 that =93the accelerometers = ...

science

Catastrophic optical damage in = semiconductor=20 lasers
SPIE Newsroom - ‎Feb 25, = 2009‎
Real-time=20 monitoring of diode lasers using simultaneous optical near-field = and=20 thermal imaging reveals spatially confined thermal flashes with = a=20 duration of ...
Picture post: =91thermal=20 microhabitats=92
Nature.com (subscription) - ‎Feb = 13, 2009‎
Using a=20 high resolution thermal imaging camera, this picture illustrates = the=20 large variation of temperatures in an alpine landscape at 2500m=20 elevation in ...

Energy/Building=20 science

Infrared Thermal Cameras Help Foam Contractors and Home = Owners to=20 ...
SprayFoam.com - ‎Feb 27, = 2009‎
When it comes to=20 pinpointing costly energy loss in your home, thermography is the = ultimate non-evasive diagnostics tool. Thermography is a = technique in=20 ...
The light switch=20
The Sun - ‎Feb 22, = 2009‎
Low and high ... thermal=20 imaging show the bulb on the left is far more efficient By = Captain=20 Crunch LOW-energy light bulbs are a classic example of how a=20 ...
Go Green: Infrared Energy=20 Audit
WROC-TV - ‎Feb 17, = 2009‎
Jones uses an infrared=20 camera to track down the places where cold air exists. It's one = way to=20 perform an energy audit. He tracks down the places where heat=20 = ...

ITC Message Board=20 Posts

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

Is this roof a problem?
I scanned the outside of this home. The = day was very=20 cloudy all day, and very cold.
The entire roof looked bright = mustard=20 yellow. The house was built around 1945, should the roof appear = this=20 warm? I don't have alot to compare to. Please offer your = opinion.=20
Le= vels=20 in Fuel Storage Tanks
Obtaining the levels of vertical = storage=20 tanks with thermal imaging is straight forward, but spherical = and=20 horizontally mounted tubular concern me sometimes. The general = theory is=20 ok but when top of both of these types of tanks have the = reflected=20 temperature of the sky, and the underside the reflected = temperature of=20 the ground which where I operate is generally much warmer. I = prefer to=20 use the images of the ends of the tubular ones, but I am not too = happy=20 with the spherical results. Any advice or reccomendations = welcome
In= side=20 bedroom wall ?
The wind is blowing 2mph, outside temp is = 49.8 F and=20 this appears to to be cold air blowing in between the wall and = roof=20 line. Any thoughts on this? Customer had 10" insulation blown in = last=20 year and attic appears to be covered well with fiberglass = insulation.=20
St= itching=20 Images Together
Does anyone know how to stitch IR = pictures with=20 the 8.1 pro. I upgraded from the 8.1 standard but the book is = the same,=20 and does not show how to do it.
Odd settings required to reach actual = temps
I shot a pump and got a max temp of 141F with a = flange temp=20 of 120 or so. I used the defaults 1.0 emissivity and a = background of 68.=20 Later, I went down with a contact thermocouple and actual flange = temp is=20 96F. Reshot and got the same values, SO I reset E to .91 and = background=20 to the painted concrete temp of 58F. My 96F point went to an = apparent=20 125F. So I got weird and just entered random numbers. When I = ended up at=20 277 for background, my pump flange was close to actual.=20

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. Readers who email us a correct explanation are = entered into a=20 drawing to win a prize. Please put "Brainteaser" as the = subject of=20 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.

Last Month's=20 Brainteaser

Last= =20 month's brainteaser is a picture taken in Brazil of a Philodendron = flower=20 that heats up almost 20 degrees above ambient temperature. The = flower=20 produces heat for only one day and then essentially closes back = up.=20 Meanwhile, the high temperature and fragrant smell produced = attracts=20 numerous pollinating insects.

Click here=20 for more information on this phenomenon.

Five guesses came = closest=20 to explaining the image out of the 99 guesses I received. Congratulations to our winner Shay Edwards (Shay is a = high school=20 student who has won numerous science fair awards with his work on = thermal=20 imaging), and to our thermogram contributor, Glenn = Tattersall from=20 Brock University in Ontario, Canada. They all win = the=20 revered ITC low e coffee=20 mug.

Course Calendars =

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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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