Introduction to Thermography:

• History; benchmarks; applications including electrical, Mechanical, Building, Medical and R&D.
• Camera technology overview from older scanning systems to modern day FPA’s.
• Explanation of camera operation and how the camera converts radiation into an image

       Heat & Temperature:

• Heat and measurement; contact v non-contact temperature measurement. How radiation is converted into temperature and an introduction to heat transfer.
• Infrared Theory Basics: Scientific Laws relating to : conduction, convection, radiation, blackbodies, Transmission Emissivity, Reflectivity &
• Calibration. Practical demonstration of these heat transfer modes with follow up theory

       Measurement Techniques:

•  Atmospheric & Environmental considerations including
•  Distance, humidity, air temp and Reflected Apparent
•  Temperature. How to measure them and setup the camera correctly

       Basic Heat transfer theory:

• Temperature definition and measurement, thermodynamics, heat and temperature, heat transfer, conduction, convection and radiation

       Camera Measurement tools      :

•  A look at cross hair measurement, Area box/ circle, colour alarms and specific dew point and insulation alarms

       Camera/Software familiarisation:

•  Hands-on camera experience throughout the course

• Engineers
• managers
• and technical staff of companies dealing with energy audits
• construction developers 
• R&D staff from various sectors

• Lecture
• Discussion
• Step by step demonstrattion
• Practice