ITC InfraMation - September 2009

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Your intelligence = brief on=20 infrared thermography

Volume 10 Issue=20 9

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Welcome

Thermography Intensively Used at Renault R&D=20 Center

Video 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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InfraMation=20 2009

InfraMation IR=20 Clinics, InfraMation = Paper=20 Abstracts, InfraMation=20 Schedule

Hello {{user("firstname")}},

As = the summer=20 comes to a close and schools start to reopen, we know some of our = friends=20 out there are dusting off their books, donning their backpacks, = and=20 grabbing their IR cameras in preparation for the winter heating=20 season.

If = you're a=20 thermographer, you're probably familiar with our courses and tools = that=20 help you excel in your workplace.

We're always=20 thinking of new ways to use technology to help you study, = research, =20 or just become more proficient in thermography. For ongoing tips = and=20 tricks tailored just for thermographers check out the IR InformIR blog. = To learn=20 more about a thermography application, check out an on-demand web course=20 offering.

Even if you=20 aren't a thermographer, you might learn something new!

Remember that our huge annual learning and = networking=20 opportunity, the InfraMation conference, is just around the = corner,=20 next month! We have several tracks this year including Building = Science,=20 R&D, Condition Monitoring and Medical/Life Science. All of = these can=20 be accessed by the links to the left.

As usual = we have our=20 Message Board posts, News items, = Videos, and our=20 monthly Brainteaser for you to 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

Thermography = Intensively Used at=20 Renault R&D Center =

Car manufacturer Renault has a knack for innovations: the = company,=20 founded by the Renault brothers in 1898, has invented the = turbocharger,=20 the cardan shaft, modern style
spark plugs, and last but not = least, the=20 European compact van car model. Its =93Technocentre=94, a = 150-hectare product=20 development and innovation temple on the outskirts of Paris, = houses some=20 12,000 employees, as well as FLIR Systems ThermaCAM camera=20 systems...

Read = the=20 entire article

Video=20 of the Month

What do you think of this video? Can you explain the difference = in=20 heating after 15 minutes between the conventional heater and the = EdenPure?=20 View the video and enter your comments into this blog.

IR News you can=20 Use

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

Allman ice improves after new = equipment=20 tweaked
The Beacon Herald - = ‎Sep 4,=20 2009‎
The new system uses an infrared camera fixed into = the rafters=20 to read the temperature of a 30-foot diameter circle of ice = every 10=20 seconds. ...
Infrared=20 technology aids motor-impaired people
PhysOrg.com - Anjum Nayyar - ‎Aug = 31, 2009‎
A=20 University of Toronto professor has found a way for people with = severe=20 motor impairments to communicate with the use of an infrared = camera.=20 ...
MSC Cruises uses infrared cameras = to nab flu=20 carriers
SDNN: San Diego News Network - = Alison DaRosa -=20 ‎Aug 30, 2009‎
The cruise line says it will = screen all boarding=20 passengers, using thermal-imaging cameras. Within seconds, the = cameras=20 produce infrared images of a

...
Infrared thermography finds niche in=20 plastics
Cordis News - ‎Aug 13, = 2009‎
Researchers at the=20 Spanish Toy Technological Institute (AIJU) have found that = infrared=20 thermography is a technique that can be used in the plastics = industry=20 ...56
Elephants Are = Cool
93.1 WIBC Indianapolis - Stan Lehr - ‎Aug 10, = 2009‎
Thermal imaging equipment provides a clear = measure of the heat=20 generated by the body of the big animal. The African elephant is = an=20 endangered species. ...
Infrared camera saves base money, = time
Air=20 Force Link - Wayne Crenshaw - ‎Aug 10, 2009‎
The = infrared camera can=20 clearly show when items such as faulty switches are overheating, = which=20 indicates a failure is imminent. The only other way the staff=20 = ...

ITC Message Board=20 Posts

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

Hot Secundaries support Rings
I have taken several images of Different = Substations=20 transformers, would like to hear from you what can be happening = here..=20 maybe eddy current or induction?
Pr= essurised=20 Machinery Spaces
I am a newbie and hence for an = application on=20 commercial ships machinery space, I need to clarify:
1. How = do we=20 compensate for the effects of the surroundings =96 if the Engine = room=20 machinery space is under slight positive pressure.
2. The = air drafts=20 are at higher velocities near the outlet of the ducts. The = primary=20 target to be scanned are Electrical distribution panels / motors = located=20 at various places in the machinery space.
Cr= ossing=20 USA /Canada border
Does anyone know the 411 on crossing = the=20 usa/canada border? I want to import an infrared camera from usa = into=20 canada.
Ch= iller=20 Pipes: Condensation.
Situation as the images show. Brand new = installation=20 is showing condensation profile at pipes insulation. My = supervisor says=20 that at some locations, people feel water dripping on their = heads. I=20 would like to know how to repair this problem. Will a technician = need to=20 remove all the piping insulation and install brand new=20 insulation?

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.

=20 Brainteaser of the = Month =

Here is = this month's=20 brainteaser. Explain the pattern behind the rectangular = object.=20 Readers who email us a correct explanation are entered into a = drawing to=20 win a prize. Please put "Brainteaser" as the subject 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

Fresh out of the=20 microwave after 30 seconds...Brown sugar and cinnamon Pop Tarts,=20 Yummmm!

We received a = total of 100=20 guesses last month and 55 correct answers, but no one got the = flavor=20 right!

Congratulations = to our=20 winner Len Melso, and to our thermogram contributor, John = Bruszenski. They=20 both win the revered ITC low e coffee=20 mug.

Course Calendars =

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

Americas

Eurasia

Deutschland

France

Italia

United=20 = Kingdom

About = the=20 Infrared Training Center =20

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

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

Please e-mail Gary = Orlove or send regular mail to the Americas=20 office.

Visit our website:

ITC Americas, = BOSTON

25 Esquire Road
N. Billerica, MA 01862,=20 USA

Tel: +1-978-901-8405
Toll free:=20 = +1-866-TRAINIR
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Fax: +1.978-901-8832
E-mail: mailto:info_us@infraredtraining.com

ITC Eurasia, = SWEDEN

Rinkebyv=E4gen 19
SE-182 11 Danderyd,=20 Sweden

Tel: +46 (0) 8 753 25 00
Fax: +46 (0) 8 753 26=20 01
E-mail: mailto:itc@flir.se

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