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Understanding Infrared Thermography Reading 3

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Imagers (Thermographic Instruments)<br />

Imagers (thermographic instruments) consist of both qualitative and<br />

quantitative imagers.<br />

■ Qualitative Thermal Imagers<br />

Qualitative thermal imagers arc also called thermal viewers. They include<br />

mechanically scanned, electronically scanned (pyrovidicon) and staring focal<br />

plane array FPA imagers.<br />

● Mechanically Scanned Thermal Viewers<br />

Mechanically scanned thermal viewers are moderately priced battery<br />

powered scanning instruments that produce a qualitative image of the<br />

radiosity over the surface of a targct. The battery packs are rechargeable and<br />

usually provide 2 to 3 h of continuous operation. These one-piece, lightweight<br />

instruments, designed to be simple to operate, feature thermoelectric detector,<br />

cooling provided by a battery powered cooler. Although not designed for<br />

absolute temperature measurements, they can demonstrably sense<br />

temperature differences of tenths of degrees and can be used for targets from<br />

below 0 °C up to 1500 °C (32 of up to 2372 °F).<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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