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IR camera for building & home inspection

Building thermography by FLIR shows how infrared thermography can be an extremely useful tool in the building industry.
More info at www.coservices.be or www.flirthermography.com.

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Infrared Glossary

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The Raytek website now (November 2008) has included a glossary of terms they believe are used in Infrared Temperature measurements.
The link to the page is:—->Infrared technological terms
The terms covered are very broad and include many items appropriate for general temperature measurement with contact temperature sensors as well as noncontact ones. many of the terms [...]

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Pyrolaser & Pyrofiber Infrared Temperature Measurement

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Metal ‘96
International Fair of Metallurgy
Ostrava, Republic of Czechoslovakia
May, 1996
J. . Kral, PhD. University of West Bohemia, Plzen, CZ & E. K. Matthews, PhD. Pyrometer Instrument Company, USA
www.pyrometer.com

Abstract
“Non-contact infrared thermometer temperature measurement metallurgical, chemical, ceramic and petroleum industries has been widely utilized with instruments operating in the [...]

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Thermography used to keep stock bulls in form..

This and other useful news and tips on IR Thermography can be found in the ITC InfraMation Monthly Newsletter ITC, FLIR’s Infrared Training Center November eNewsletter covers aspects of veterinary medicine.
A key statement in the introduction to the article by is:
“But infrared thermography can also be used to preserve other valuable animal assets of [...]

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Advantage of Dual Wavelength Ratio IR Thermometers

Emissivity

{Image Courtesy Williamson Corporation}
From the Williamson IR website page on Applications of Dual Wavelength infrared thermometers:
“One of the greatest advantages of a dual-wavelength infrared thermometer is that the target can be smaller than the optical resolution of the sensor. This feature is particularly appropriate when viewing past an optical obstruction or when viewing a small [...]

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Mikron IR Apps & More

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The web applications at Mikron Infrared encompass both “spot” radiation thermometers and Infrared Imagers. Mikron has been a leader in the field of Industrial Thermal Infrared radiation thermometry for nearly 30 years and has a strong reputation for calibration excellence as well as equipment ruggedness.
There experience is hard-earned and well worth reviewing in our estimation. [...]

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True Temperature measurements: the physical background

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This is about an Information Note on the Laytec GmbH website that describes the technology they use in their TT products for semiconductor manufacturing and R&D processes. It is in the form of a PDF document, not easily read online like most web pages. It must be downloaded and then opened, usually in a seperate [...]

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True Temperature Measurements at 980nm

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Double side polished vs. single side polished sapphire substrates
Laytek’s Application note 28 describes the effects of double side polished sapphire wafers versus
single side polished wafers to the true temperature measurement of LayTec’s in situ sensors.
The study was performed on two identical Gallium Nitride (GaN) buffer growth runs monitoring the effect of the Sapphire substrate [...]

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Blower Door and IR Camera Demo

Infrared Thermography

This YouTube video from a local State of Michigan Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) office demonstrates how a blower door and infrared camera are used for home weatherization/energy efficiency measures.
This is not a “how to” video. The measures taken in this footage should not be attempted without professional assistance.

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