Building Thermography Online Presentation

The purpose of the Building Thermography Online presentation is to introduce students to the basics of thermography, discuss the building diagnostic possibilities of the method, draw attention to real limitations, and the necessary measurement (environmental) conditions to be followed. The presentation elaborates in detail on the physical principles required for the professional creation and evaluation of thermal images.

Topics of the Online Presentation

Physical / Measurement Technical Basics - Theoretical Introduction

• thermal radiation - electromagnetic wave
• physical laws: ideal radiator model, PLANCK
• emission, absorption, reflection, and transmission
• effect of measurement setup on results
• practical sources of error and other issues

Selection of Task-Specific Thermal Cameras

• structure of matrix thermal cameras
• thermal camera characteristics and their significance
• measurement range (spectral range)
• thermal and geometrical resolution

Building Thermography Measurements

• types of measurements and their requirements
• necessary measurement conditions
• detectable building defects
• search for hidden elements/wires
• leak detection with a thermal camera

Content of the Video Camera Demonstration

• Model experiments, procedure demonstrations
• Practical Thermal Camera Measurements
  - assessment of building insulation (winter only)
  - inspection of refrigeration equipment insulation (summer)

Thermal image evaluation on a computer
- practical application of theory (IRBIS3)
- automatic montage of thermal images (IRBIS3 Mosaic)
- special building diagnostic evaluations (FORNAX)

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