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Understanding Infrared Thermography Reading 3

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For an emissivity reference table to be useful. conditions of target<br />

temperature and spectral interval (wavelength) must also be presented. If the<br />

temperature and wavelength listed do not correspond to the actual<br />

measurement conditions. the emissivity listed must be considered to be a<br />

rough estimate. Even if there is an exact match to the measurement<br />

conditions, the lookup method is not the best approach for accurate<br />

temperature measurement. Ideally. the way to determine effective<br />

emissivity is to measure it with one of the several established protocols. using<br />

a sample of the actual target surface material and the actual instrument to be<br />

used for the measurement mission. The protocols for measuring effective<br />

emissivity of material samples are discussed in Chapter 4.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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