Thermography Training
Instruction and training in
thermography for a variety of
applications


Sandton Centre Johannesburg South Africa

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Course overview:

Looking to incorporate thermography into your line of services or simply planning to use it regularly as a part of your operations? Be you an electrician, a veterinarian, a technician or a plumber, we’re here to help you get fully acquainted with your infrared thermographer. With thorough thermal imaging training, you can learn the ins and outs of your infrared camera and thermography equipment, as well as how best to set it up for the perfect shot. 

We also teach you how to read your thermal imaging, an essential part of thermographic camera training. You’ll learn how to read the various colours and what they mean, and learn to discern heat sources and their severity. You’ll also learn the benefits of multiple sessions of thermal imaging, from when machinery is turned off, to turned on, to turned off again, to see how the machinery behaved throughout its operation. Server.

level 1 thermography training:

basic infrared theory:

  • Heat transfer
  • Electromagnetic spectrum
  • Emittance, reflectance, and transmittance
  • Atmospheric transmission
  • IR wavebands and lens materials

Infrared Equipment:

  • Selection criteria
  • Range and level settings
  • Manufacturer equipment presentations (optional)
  • Hands-on use in class

Infrared Electrical System Inspections:

  • Theory and thermal signatures of problems
  • Conducting an IR inspection
  • Safety practices
  • Confirming exceptions
  • Data recording
  • Standards for inspections

Infrared Mechanical System Inspections:

  • Theory and thermal signatures of problems
  • Rotating equipment
  • Power transmission components
  • High-temperature insulation
  • Steam systems, process equipment, heat exchangers, storage vessels
  • Active thermographic inspection techniques
  • Safety practices
  • Confirming exceptions
  • Data recording
  • Standards for inspections

Infrared Roof Inspections:

  • Theory and component construction
  • Insulation and material characteristics
  • Inspection techniques
    • ground based / aerial
  • Weather variables and influences
  • Required site conditions
  • Safety practices
  • Thermal signatures of latent moisture
  • Verification Infrared of data
  • Data recording
  • Alternate methods of moisture detection

Infrared Building Inspections:

  • Theory and component construction
  • Insulation and material characteristics
  • Inspection techniques
    • interior / exterior
  • Weather variables and influences
  • Required site conditions
    • creating sufficient Delta T
  • Thermal signatures
  • missing & damaged insulation
    • air leakage
    • latent moisture
    • pest damage
  • Mold detection
  • Other tools
  • Verification of data
  • Data recording
  • Standards for inspections

Implementing an IR Predictive Maintenance Program:

  • 9 steps to setting up a Infrared program
  • Integrating thermography with other predictive technologies
  • Cross-verifying with other predictive technologies
  • Why programs fail, how they succeed
  • Generating standards compliant reports

level 2 thermography training:

Thermometry Fundamentals:

  • Temperature scales and conversions
  • Absolute and relative temperatures
  • Classes and benefits of contact thermometers
  • Classes and benefits of non-contact thermometers
  • Identifying and reducing errors

Advanced IR Theory:

  • Units for measuring radiant power
  • Relationship between power and temperature
  • Planck’s blackbody curves

Temperature Measurement Error Sources and Corrections:

  • Calibration
    • how IR sensors are calibrated
    • how to check calibration
    • calibration/accuracy specifications
  • Reflectance
    • shielding techniques
    • measuring & compensating for with direct and reflector methods
  • Emittance
    • how emittance varies
    • using default and table values
    • how to measure emittance
  • Transmittance
    • filters to view through materials and atmospheres
    • filters to measure temperatures of material surfaces and atmospheres
    • measuring material transmittance
  • Target Width/Distance Ratios
    • calculating target size/distance

Traceable Temperature Limits: How Hot is Too Hot:

  • Delta-T classifications
    • NETA, Mil Spec, and other standards
  • Absolute temperature classifications
    • ANSI, IEEE, NEMA standards for electrical systems
    • correction formula for load and ambient temperature
    • other standards for mechanical systems
  • Developing limits for your equipment

Preparing Quantitative Reports:

  • Data to gather
  • Report procedures
  • Image processing software capabilities

End of the workshop

IN HOUSE AND ONLINE TRAINING

While both In-House and Online training can present with cost-effectiveness and time-efficacy, there are some very specific differences between in-house courses and those based online.
The demand for additional courses by individuals or groups of people is increasing. Still, it depends entirely on the preferences of a person what type of training he or she wants to receive. Online courses and in-house training carry some similarities but they are considered to exhibit some very pivotal differences too. Despite that, both types of learning can be really beneficial for attendees.

For Registration and other Training arrangements,
contact us on the detail below.

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