1. Basic Infrared Theory
- Heat transfer
- Electromagnetic spectrum
- Emittance, reflectance, and transmittance
- Atmospheric transmission
- IR wavebands and lens materials
2. Infrared Equipment
- Selection criteria
- Range and level settings
- Class demonstrations
- Manufacturer equipment presentations (optional)
- Hands-on use in class
3. Infrared Electrical System Inspections
- Theory and thermal signatures of problems
- Seven types of detectable defects
- Conducting an inspection
- Safety practices
- Confirming exceptions
- Data recording
- Standards for inspections
4. 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
- 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 of data
- Data recording
- Alternate methods of moisture detection
- Standards for inspections
6. 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
7. Implementing an IR Predictive Maintenance Program
- 9 steps to setting up a program
- Integrating with other predictive technologies
- Cross-verifying with other predictive technologies
- Why programs fail, how they succeed
- Generating standards compliant reports
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