OR… What You Really Need to Know to Begin Using Infrared Cameras by L. Terry Clausing, Drysdale & Associates, Inc., Cincinnati OH, USA.
Columbus OH, USA — This 2006 online article at the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) website speaks to some of the care needed with IR, or Infrared, Cameras, being used for testing electrical power distribution equipment.
It’s part of the NDT Solution Archive.
Though they are easy to use, understanding thermal radiation and the materials being tested is vital in obtaining correct temperatures with even apparently simple IR Cameras or Imagers.
This article demonstrates how one can be easily misled by the apparent thermal images produced.
The author demonstrates the need for proper training in using infrared thermography.
The complete article may be read on the ASNT website at: www.asnt.org/publications/materialseval/solution/may06solution/may06sol.htm
Mr. Clausing also acknowledges that “An earlier version of this article was published as an application note by the Fluke Educational Partnership Program”.
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