Inspection of fiberglass tanks vessels and piping using IR thermograph
Inspection of fiberglass tanks vessels and piping using IR thermograph
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Inspection of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tanks vessels and piping using infrared thermography. Has it been done and what is the techneque?





RE: Inspection of fiberglass tanks vessels and piping using IR thermograph
Good luck.
RE: Inspection of fiberglass tanks vessels and piping using IR thermograph
Jack M. Kleinfeld, P.E. Kleinfeld Technical Services, Inc.
Infrared Thermography, Finite Element Analysis, Process Engineering
www.KleinfeldTechnical.com
RE: Inspection of fiberglass tanks vessels and piping using IR thermograph
You can find several papers published on this and related topics in the Proceedings of Thermosense, available from the publisher (www.spie.org) or at any college library. Several of the papers are included in an excellent CDRom available from SPIE or at our webstore (http://www.snellinfrared.com) as I was the co-editor of the volume.
Depending on the needs and environment, the necessary techniques can be simple or more complex. All involve differential conduction, diffusivity or capacitance of heat energy. The most repeatable use a process of "injecting" heat energy into the laminate with a heat gun, heat lamp, or flash lamp.
It may be possible to analyze the images directly but the big gains are being made using computer analysis. I suggest you check out Thermal Wave Imaging, the leader in the technology. They've developed some remarkable processes and software that can be used with various IR cameras with unbelievable results.
Thermally yours,
John Snell
Snell Infrared
http://www.snellinfrared.com
http://www.thermal-solutions.org