Infrared Thermography CAT1A

Introduction to the peculiarities and applications of infrared thermography.

• Focus – Learn the “How To” of a thermal camera, and understand why focussing sounds easier than it really is, i.e realising the difference between IR and Visual.
• Composition – Understand the concept of the identification of an Object of Interest (OOI) and an Area of Interest (AOI); as well as collecting and presenting the thermal data correctly.
• Thermal Contrast – Understand that cameras are not intelligent and can only display what it sees, and that thermographers need to adjust every image to reveal the real thermal patterns.
• Environment – Adjusting for, and understanding the importance of, the influences of the atmosphere on your measurements.
• Reflected Apparent Temperature – Understand that everything always reflects something and that your target is mostly a mirror! Learn the importance of Trefl and how to estimate it correctly.
• Emissivity – Learn the practical craft of measuring and estimating emissivity and the importance of getting it right (Plus a few practical tips for the field).
• Data Capture – Learn the practicalities involved with saving and working with thermal data.

The remainder of the afternoon is spent discussing the interpretation and analysis of field case studies.

• Practice the measurement rules by performing thermal inspections.
• Produce and prepare a report template in your software.
• Managing thermal data and producing a thermal report.