Level 1 Thermography ISO18436 PCN

This course prepares for qualification as a category 1 certified thermographer. The participants will learn about the basics of infrared, how to operate the camera under different conditions and for various purposes, how to do an appropriate judgement of the measurement situation in the field and identify potential error sources. You will be able to do IR inspections following written guidelines and to
report the result of this inspection.

       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