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Understanding Infrared Thermography Reading 3

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1. Prepare a sample of the material large enough to contain several spot<br />

sizes or instantaneous fields of view of the instrument. A 100 mm x 100<br />

mm (4.0 in. x 4.0 in.) sample may be big enough.<br />

2. Spray half of the target sample with flat black (light absorbing) paint, cover<br />

it with black masking tape or use some other substance of known high<br />

emissivity.<br />

3. Heat the sample to a uniform temperature as close as possible to the<br />

temperature at which actual measurements will be made.<br />

4. Make certain that the value for background temperature has been properly<br />

entered. Then set the instrument emissivity control to the known emissivity<br />

of the coating and measure the temperature of the coated area with the<br />

instrument. Record the reading.<br />

5. Immediately point to the uncoated area and adjust the emissivity set until<br />

the reading obtained in step 4 is repeated. This is the emissivity value that<br />

should be selected in measuring the temperature of this material with this<br />

instrument.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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