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Understanding
Infrared Camera Thermal Image Quality
You’ve no doubt purchased a digital
camera sometime over the past few years to replace your
old film camera. Often thermal camera brochures offer
list specification that you, as a user, may never be able
to confirm or even understand. This paper’s objective
is to help you
simplify your understanding of how image quality is determined.
Covered are three topics that directly influence thermal
image quality: pixel resolution,
thermal sensitivity, and non-uniformity correction.
A number of related topics are discussed as well.
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NEW!
Sample Multi-page Report with Hotshot HD and ReportIR
Save time, save money and get more consistent
results with ReportIR. This paper is an actual sample
18-page report performed using ReportIR software integrated
in
our HotShot
HD camera.
See many of the included features such as detailed
inspection summaries,
incident
specific
temperature analysis, and customization to make your own
report templates. As a result you’ll save hours
on report writing using ReportIR Multi-page Report!
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Integrating
Thermography with your
CMMS-EAM System
More and more companies
are investing in CMMS systems to organize the complex
task of managing
capital equipment and facility infrastructure whether
it is process or production equipment or building systems
like HVAC and computers. If maintenance practices
and investments are to really pay off, the integration
of the two tools is necessary. This paper discusses
techniques useful to integrate CMMS data into portable
thermal imaging cameras and to update machinery health
databases with field data. Specific examples of doing
this in practice are provided.
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Periodic
Route Based Infrared Inspections
Infrared thermographic inspection is an
established PdM inspection modality. Recent advances
in infrared camera platforms have created a new class
of infrared imaging instrument which incorporates pen-based
computing and application specific software into a powerful
thermal inspection data logger with many traits similar
to mature vibration data collection systems. The potential
impact of this integration on productivity, thermography
program ROI, training and integration of thermal inspection
data with CMMS systems is described and presented.
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Safer
Thermography:
Understanding and reducing Arc Flash
A PowerPoint presentation that presents
an overview of parts of NFPA 70E with a specific discussion
of arc flash includes the causes and effects, risk
hazard analysis, shock and flash protection boundaries
as well as hazard and risk classifications. In addition,
there is a discussion of the challenges for IR Thermography
including the use of viewing windows for cabinet inspection,
the basic premise of selection guidelines and implementation
ideas.
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Advances
in Auto Infrared Report Generation
In-camera field data collection is more
productive than written or voice recorded notes. The
advantages of route-based infrared inspection are described
permitting improvements in predictive maintenance programs.
In-camera data logging ensures that established naming
conventions are used and consistently followed improving
the efficacy of training efforts for multiple operators
and overall performance. The impact on staff hours is
discussed as well as program costs and ROI.
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NFPA
70E, Arc Flash Best Practices
Estimates indicate that 10-15 serious
arc-flash incidents; those that result in burn injuries
requiring treatment in a burn center, occur each day
in the U.S., so it is not surprising that awareness
of the hazards associated with arc flash continues to
grow. Concerns about operator safety are causing inspectors
of high voltage switchgear to adopt new practices and
new equipment. We will examine the impact of new safety
practices and how infrared transparent windows can be
used to mitigate some of the risks of arc flash. In
this regard, considerations are given to safe and efficient
thermography practices.
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Update
on NFPA-70E and Impact on Thermographers
There continues to be a great deal of
activity surrounding the update to NFPA 70E scheduled
to be published in October 2008. For the proposed 2008
edition of NFPA 70, National Electrical Code® (NEC®),
the Technical Correlating Committee (TCC) received 3,668
proposals and 3,206 comments during the revision cycle.
For those of us involved in working with energized electrical
circuits the outcome of the new standards will likely
impact how we do our job. The goal is to increase safety
through well thought through practices.
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Guide
to Analyzing and Selecting Infrared Cameras
In-camera field data collection is more
productive than written or voice recorded notes. The
advantages of route-based infrared inspection are described
permitting improvements in predictive maintenance programs.
In-camera data logging ensures that established naming
conventions are used and consistently followed improving
the efficacy of training efforts for multiple operators
and overall performance. The impact on staff hours
is discussed as well as program costs and ROI.
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