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Seminar Objective
Services Offered:
Inspection Services
Certification Courses
- ASNT, BINDT, ISO
- Level I, II and III
Application Courses
- Building, Electrical, Process
Risk
of
Failure
Start-up
Life
Life
Fact:
1. Technicians spend most of
their time fixing problems
On average, 4x more
doing
repairs than on the
Prevention of problems
2. Reactive maintenance
provides the highest level
of
maintenance cost
adds to cost-of-goods
sold
reduced company profits
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Risk
of
Failure
Start-up
Life
PdMPdM- Advantages
Condition Monitoring
CM Techniques
CM techniques include:
Vibration Monitoring & Analysis
Lubricant and Oil Analysis
Wear Particle Analysis
Ultrasonic Noise Detection
Motor Circuit Evaluation
Electrical Condition Monitoring
Nondestructive Testing
Infrared Thermography
Why Temperature?
WHY?
Because temperature
measurement provides
valuable information
regarding the condition
of a process, component
and the operating
environment.
What is Infrared?
Thermal Imaging
Is the science of imaging radiant thermal
energy using special electronic camera.
The infrared camera detect and measure
infrared (IR) energy and convert the
information to images corresponding to the
thermal energy levels from the surface of the
object.
Applications
Applications for
infrared
thermography
amazingly diverse.
The limitation is
your imagination!
Application Diversity?
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Zurich Risk
Engineering reports
that 25-30% of all
large fire losses are
caused by electrical
faults.
A Thermography program can virtually eliminate
this disaster.
-
Fire Prevention
Return on Investment
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Generation
Transmission
Distribution
Sub-Stations
Transformers
Switches
Capacitors
In-Plant
Low Voltage
Will provide valuable
information on the entire UPS
Electronics
electrical system!
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1. High Resistance
2. Load Imbalance
3. Open Circuits
4. Insulation
degradation
5. Short Circuits
6. Induction Currents
7. Undersized or
specified
components
8. Live Grounds
9. Corona
10.Harmonics
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Connections
Localized Resistance
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Temperature Ratings
Transmission/Distribution Applications
Splices
Line Clamps
Bolted
Connections
Insulator
Connections
Insulator
problems
Current
Leakage
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Substations
Substations
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Utility SubSub-Stations
An IR Inspection
detected a 450C
temperature rise on a
high voltage bushing
on a transformer.
Avoided cost
$332,300.00
Transformer Fins
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Electrical Connections
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Conductors
Infrared thermography on conductors is used to
indicate general overheating due to overloading
or undersized cables, high resistance, poor
connections and bad splices.
Overheated splice
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Induction Heating
Thermographic Reporting
Logo can be changed from file
Inputs for:
Company Name
Problem Number
Location Name and Equipment
Problem Description
Weather Conditions
Route Data
Maintenance Action Information
Repair Priority Assignment
Reinspection Signoff
Pre /Post Thermal Image or
Pre Thermal /Post Digital Image
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AC/DC Motors
Bearings
Pumps, Fans
Hydraulics
Compressors
Valves
Engines
Drives
Gears
Conveyors
Couplings
Motors
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1. Normal Signature
2. Localized hot spot
3. Severe Overheating
Motor Bearings
Motor Bearings
48.7C
Overheated
bearing due to lack of
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lubrication. Once lubricated, the
temperature returned to normal.
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Process Applications
Commonly inspected
components
Refractory's
Tanks and vessels
Steam systems/traps
Pipes and valves
Heaters/Furnaces
Manufacturing equipment
Plastics Industry (Molding)
Pulp & Paper (Rollers,
handling equipment, etc)
Metal Foundry
Boilers and Reactors
Research & Development
Process Applications
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Refractory is high
temperature
insulation. Thinning,
cracked or missing
refractory areas can
be spotted easily.
Temperature
measurements may
be used to estimate
refractory lining
thickness
Inspect for:
Hot areas
associated with
refractory
thinning or
failure
Cold areas
associated with
internal product
build-up
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Working Trap
Failed Trap
Process Applications
Leakage in Boiler
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Ensure package
seal integrity
Plastic Injection
Molding, Part
Uniformity
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MBuildings
- Structure
- energy audits
- Insulation
- air in/exfiltration
- moisture ingress &
leaks
Building Thermography
Energy Loss:
Conduction Losses- insulation
inspections, missing, misplaced,
inadequate insulation.
Conduction Losses
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Air Exfiltration
Building Envelope
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Building Envelope
Building Envelope
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