Course Description

This 24-hour hands-on training program is designed to provide maintenance technicians and engineers with the required knowledge and skills to initiate and execute a quantified thermal imaging survey. Emphasis is on understanding imager functions and the principles upon which they operate.

Topical Outline

1. Thermometry Fundamentals
   • Temperature scales and conversions
   • Absolute and relative temperatures
   • Classes and benefits of contact thermometers
   • Classes and benefits of non-contact thermometers
   • Identifying and reducing errors
2. Welding Repair and Fabrication Procedures
   • Advanced IR Theory
   • Units for measuring radiant power
   • Relationship between power and temperature
   • Planck’s blackbody curves
3. Temperature Measurement Error Sources and Corrections
   • Calibration
   • Reflectance
   • Emittance
   • Transmittance
   • Target Width/Distance Ratios
4. Traceable Temperature Limits: How Hot is Too Hot
   • Delta-T classifications
   • Developing limits for your equipment
5. Preparing Quantitative Reports
   • Data to gather
   • Report procedures
   • Image processing software capabilities
   • Report generation software capabilities

Prerequisites

None

Course Length

24 hours

Objectives

• Understand Temperature scales and relationships
• Demonstrate the ability to utilize a thermal imager
• Identify and eliminate reflected thermal energy
• Demonstrate an understanding of emissivity
• Be able to complete a thermographic survey and document the results.