ITC InfraMation - October 2009

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Your intelligence = brief on=20 infrared thermography

Volume 10 Issue=20 10

In This = Issue:=20

Welcome

InfraMation 2009 Application = Tracks

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

IR InformIR = Blog

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

Its InfraMation = time again!=20 The entire ITC staff is busy making final preparations for our = 10th annual=20 infrared applications conference. This year's conference offers = more short=20 course choices than we have ever offered before, over 20 in all. =

If you haven't = registered=20 for the InfraMation Conference yet, there's still time to benefit = from=20 another exceptional program of learning and networking for = thermographers.=20 Come join us!

For ongoing tips=20 and 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!

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.

Happy Trick or Treating!

Gary Orlove,
Editor and=20 Publisher

InfraMation 2009 = Application=20 Tracks

This year at InfraMation, we = are=20 introducing application tracks to make it easier for attendees to = select=20 the sessions that will best fit their needs at the conference. We = have so=20 many sessions and short courses, its impossible for anyone to = attend them=20 all. In fact out of the 36 technical sessions available, attendees = only=20 have time to attend a maximum of 16, less than half! Here are the=20 tracks.

Buildings Track = - Consists of=20 3 paper sessions, 1 panel discussion, and 6 short=20 courses.

Condition=20 Monitoring Track - 3 paper sessions, 4 panel discussions, and = 8 short=20 courses.

Medical=20 Track - 3 paper sessions, 1 panel discussion, and 1 short=20 course.

R&D=20 Track - 3 paper sessions, 5 short courses.

You can find=20 these tracks, subjects, and schedules in the at a glance chart to = the=20 right.

Video=20 of the Month

The Draganflyer X4 equipped with the FLIR TAU Camera can be = used to=20 inspect and provide information on crops. In this example the = Draganflyer=20 X4 is used to inspect a vineyard. The resulting video shows where = there=20 are possible irrigation leaks and dead foliage. If you can't see = the=20 video, click here.

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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.

Ne= w=20 FLIR 600 Series On-Demand Web Course
This course provides an introduction to the = operation of all=20 variants of the FLIR 600 series cameras. These include the = P620/640/660=20 and the B620/640/660. You will need to have your camera with you = in=20 order to obtain the maximum benefit from the camera operation=20 exercises.
Weatherization=20 Certification Course earns BPI credits
The Weatherization certification course = has been=20 approved by BPI for 16 CEUS. It was previously approved by = RESNET for 32=20 CEUS.
Earn=20 3 RESNET CEUS with Building IR Basics On-Demand Web = course
Now you can earn 3 RESNET rater = continuing education=20 units by completing the Building IR Basics on-demand web = training=20 course.
Shuttle Discovery Re-entry = Thermal Image=20 From HYTHIRM Team
Space Ref (press = release) - ‎Sep=20 17, 2009‎
Based upon the pre-entry Shuttle trajectory, = the HYTHIRM=20 team has estimated the imaging aircraft was located = approximately 30 nm=20 away from the Shuttle as ...
Thermal design guidelines for solid-state lighting = applications=20 ...
EDN.com - Peter A. Villaume - ‎Sep = 10, 2009‎
The=20 laboratory and operator time-dictated solution to this problem = is to=20 utilize an IR (infrared) thermal-imaging camera as shown in = Figure 2.=20 ...
Seals 'heat up' to help grow=20 hair
BBC News - ‎Sep 10, = 2009‎
Thermal imaging=20 technology has been used to show how seals' skin heats up to = help them=20 shed and regrow hair during their moulting season. = ...

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.

Transformer abnormality or anomoly?
I have a Westinghouse (installed mid = 80's) 75 kVA=20 transformer (Primary 480 Y120) that exists in a high ambient = temperature=20 area (Phoenix AZ 114+ in the summer) and it's location is only = cooled by=20 (high humidity) air wash systems during the summer months. I've = been=20 Infrared-ing 200+ county buildings for five years now and I have = never=20 seen a transformer coil look quite like this, I would have = possibly=20 passed it off as a reflection off the bolt if it did not have = that halo=20 going around the B phase coil at the tap level....
Fu= se=20 Temperatures
I have been doing some IR Camera work. I = have found=20 a group of Bussmann fuses that are common to several of our = machines=20 that show up hotter than others. I don=92t want to look stupid = but I don=92t=20 know why they are different.
One example is looking at an = ATQR1 fuse=20 that reads 110 degrees while pulling only .24 amps. All = connections are=20 good and the fuse holder is as well. The body of the fuse lights = up like=20 a light bulb. We have an LP-CC-1 fuse that reads the same way. = When I=20 look at an identical machine with a FNA-1 fuse it reads a nearly = ambient=20 temperature under the identical conditions.

What am I = seeing and=20 why?
In= dustry=20 Codes
Just a quick question - is there an actual industry = classification code for thermography or does everyone just use = the one=20 for NDT. Looking for both USA and Canada numbers if the exist = for=20 thermography.

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 brainteaser. = This is our=20 first video brainteaser. Click the image to see the video. = Readers who=20 email us a correct explanation are entered into a drawing to win a = prize.=20 Please put "Brainteaser" as the subject of the=20 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

Is a 42 inch flat screen plasma TV. You can see the heat = plume from=20 convection on the wall behind it.

We received a = total of 132=20 guesses last month and 55 correct answers, but no one got the = flavor=20 right!

Congratulations = to our=20 winner Larry Wiskirchen, and to our thermogram contributor, Jan = Magne=20 Sj=F8as=E6ther. They 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

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N. Billerica, MA 01862,=20 USA

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