ITC InfraMation - May 2009

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May 2009

Your intelligence = brief on=20 infrared thermography

Volume 10 Issue=20 5

In This=20 Issue:=20

Welcome

Robert = Madding=20 Retires from ITC

Application Brief: Transformer Load Tap=20 Changer

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

May is a bittersweet month for us at ITC. Our = longtime=20 friend, leader, and mentor, Bob Madding retired as of May 1. Read = below to=20 learn of some of Bob's accomplishments during his thermography=20 career.

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

Robert Madding Retires from ITC =20

Robert = Madding,=20 affectionately known as "Dr. Bob" to his many friends, students, = and=20 co-workers, announced his retirement from ITC effective May 1. =

Bob started his IR career in 1973 flying = an IR line=20 scanner in a DC3. In February 1978, Bob arranged and taught what = might be=20 the first thermography course ever at the University of Wisconsin=20 Engineering Extension at Madison, WI. Bob was also one of the = co-founders=20 of the annual Thermosense IR Conference which has run continuously = for 31=20 years. In 2000 he founded the InfraMation Conference, the largest = annual=20 IR conference for thermographers. He has published numerous = technical=20 papers on infrared thermography applications, as well as = contributing=20 chapters to textbooks such as Applied Thermal Design and the = Encyclopedia=20 of Optical Engineering. =

Dr. Bob plays his bongo for a=20 class.

Bob shows off his marksmanship=20 skills.

We are all going to miss Dr. Bob's light hearted = approach to=20 teaching and his sense of humor, but for those of you who would = like to=20 see him again, he will be at the InfraMation Conference in = October. Bob,=20 we wish you the best on your retirement, we'll miss=20 you!

Application Brief: Transformer Load Tap=20 Changer

by Loren Smith, Stillwater Power

This is a = thermal image of a=20 69KV to 12.47KV 20MVA power transformer in one of or distribution=20 substation. After returning from my level 1 certification class = with ITC I=20 learned that on these types of transformers if the load tap = changer is=20 hotter than the transformer itself then there could be problems = inside the=20 LTC. After taking this thermograph I notified the Substation = Foreman who=20 had a Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) done and sure enough the test = also=20 indicated that there was a problem inside the tap changer.

Thermogram of the Load Tap=20 Changer

Contactor coked with burned=20 oil

An outage was planned and the LTC was opened. We = found that=20 the B phase reversing contactor was worked loose and was = completely coked=20 up with burned oil. When we drained the oil at first the oil was = clear, by=20 the end the oil was black with soot. The second picture is of the=20 reversing contactor and the problem. It is really neat to be able = to find=20 and correct these problems before something catastrophic happens = or a=20 unscheduled outage puts customers in the=20 dark.

Video of the=20 Month

Changing seasons as viewed from space in = infrared If you=20 can't see this video, click here.

IR News you can=20 Use

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

Imaging proving = the right tool=20 for moisture and mold
Journal of = Commerce -=20 ‎May 1, 2009‎
Colantonio said thermography is an = excellent tool for=20 locating invisible defects, including electrical and mechanical = system=20 problems, hidden moisture ...
Airports Could Implement Fever = Detection=20 Systems
WBZ - ‎May 1, = 2009‎
At Flir=20 Systems in North Billerica a two-dimensional thermal imaging = camera is=20 being used to detect and display body temperature. Flir's infra = red=20 cameras ...
Thermal = imaging=20 Sunseeker
Motor Boat and Yachting - = ‎Apr 27,=20 2009‎
FLIR have fitted thermal imaging cameras on 34 = metre and 37=20 metre yachts as well as an 86 Yacht and a Predator 72. Not only = a boon=20 at night, ...
Fidgeting good for children's = mind and=20 bodies
Monsters and Critics.com - = ‎Apr 19,=20 2009‎
Thermal imaging indicated that upper body = temperatures fell=20 noticeably in the group that sat on conventional chairs while it = rose in=20 the group on mobile ...
Infrared thermography as = an access=20 pathway for individuals with ...=20
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - ‎Apr 17, = 2009‎
In this=20 manuscript we report the inaugural investigation of infrared=20 thermography as a non-invasive and non-contact access pathway by = which=20 individuals with ...
64 bit QuickReport patch
A = patch is=20 now available to allow QuickReport 1.2 to run on 64-bit Vista. = It can be=20 downloaded from http:/= /flir.custhelp.com/app/account/fl_download_software=20 . Select =93FLIR QuickReport=94 for the product category and = download=20 =93QuickReport 1.2 Hotfix 2.zip=94. Note that you must have = the 1.0.1.186=20 build installed to be able to run Hotfix 2. To check your = version click=20 "About FLIR QuickReport" from the Help menu. If you have = 1.0.1.173 then=20 you must install =93QuickReport 1.2 Hotfix 1.zip=94 first, then = install=20 Hotfix = 2.

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.

Belt driven equipment = temperatures
I was wondering if there are any = guidelines for belt=20 temperatures for belt driven equipment for a CBM program. Does = the=20 temperature criteria change based on sheave ratios, speeds, vfd = driven=20 vs constant speed driven motors, or any other variables. = Recently in my=20 company's program, we have detected two separate occurrences = with belt=20 temperatures around 200 degrees F. I will post images in both C = and F.=20 This sheave ratio is 1.69:1 speed up ratio. The belts were = watched at=20 168 degrees F and on a PMT after changing the sheaves and belts = and=20 laser alignment they were observed at 188 degrees F. Any input = would=20 greatly be appreciated.
In= ternational=20 Infrared Forum infraR&D
The InfraR&D conference was first = launched in=20 2005 and over the past couple of years has gained in popularity. = In 2009=20 it is back by popular demand and hosted by the Infrared Training = Center=20 (ITC) Germany. The conference addresses thermographers working = in=20 Research, Development, Industry and Automation. Get further = information=20 at http://www.infraredforum.eu/=20
Ex= pansion=20 Joint at HRSG Heater of gas fired Turbine
Inspected several Expansion Joins of HRSG = gas fired=20 turbine. i found this image where some areas reaches 340 = celsius. Any=20 comment will be appreciated.. The image is radiometric, which = means you=20 can download it and can be analyze it with your infrared=20 software.
Lu= brication=20 and temperature
friends them good morning attached = interesting images=20 that have been taking for days where a diminution of temperature = in=20 bearings of a pump of vacuum SIHI HALBERG is seen in which mount = dispenser fat devices which assure a constant lubrication and = without=20 excesses in the bearings. I have one doubts as I relate this = difference=20 in temperature to an energy saving? this with the purpose of to = justify=20 the investment of the dispensers. thanks for its commentaries.=20
Eq= uine=20 Thermography Course
Date & = Time=20
8/27/2009 8:30 AM to 8/30/2009 2:00 PM
Location =
The=20 Ohio State University
College of Veterinary Medicine
601 = Vernon=20 Tharp Street
Columbus, OH 43210
Click the link for = more=20 information.
Mo= tor=20 / Circuit Breaker Temperature
Is = there a=20 standard for what an ac motors temperature would be in an = ambient 21C=20 environment? Also, If a circuit breaker is rated for an = operating=20 environment of 40C, How hot can it run when the current and = connections=20 are within tolerances?

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 = Brainteaser

Last month's brainteaser answer is c. Boris the camel.

We received a = total of 252=20 guesses last month. Congratulations to our winner Roopa Rao, and = to our=20 thermogram contributor, Dr. Bob Madding. Roopa wins the = revered ITC=20 low e coffee = mug.

Course Calendars =

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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.

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