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Understanding Infrared Thermography Reading 3

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Performance Characteristics of Point Sensing Instruments (Radiation<br />

Thermometers)<br />

The American Society for Testing and Materials defines infrared point sensing<br />

instruments as infrared radiation thermometers even though they do not<br />

always read out in temperature units. Some read out directly in apparent<br />

radiant power units such as W·m -2· s -1 (or BTU· ft -2 ∙ h -1 ), some provide a<br />

closure or alarm signal at a selectable temperature and some others provide<br />

only difference indications on a light emitting diode display.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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