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I’ve been working on a project this past week with a couple of young people. I’m impressed with two things. First, they have more energy than I have. Second, I have more experience than they have. While energy is great, relying on experience often means I know how to do things “smarter,” using less energy. [...]
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For young children and pets, the first look in a mirror can be very confusing! They may be asking themselves. “Is that real or…?” Most thermographers share a similar exasperation the first time they see a thermal reflection, most commonly from a bright piece of metal. Many go on to understand that reflections are not [...] For the past several weeks, we’ve been reviewing heat transfer. Thermographers must understand the basics if they are to successfully interpret their images. Over the next two weeks, we’ll wrap up the review with a discussion of radiation. Electromagnetic radiation is not only a powerful mode of heat transfer, it is also the way energy moves [...] As we continue the discussion about convective heat transfer, it is useful to define two types of convection, natural and forced. When quantities of fluids are moved in either way, we also use the term “bulk energy transfer” because it is really the movement of the fluid itself, and the energy inherent in it, that [...] When heat transfer occurs in fluids—defined simply as non-solids—the rate and total transfer are governed by several factors, two of which are easily known: temperature difference and area. More challenging to define precisely is “h” or the Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient. This all-important variable is the amalgamation of a number of influences on heat transfer [...] As thermography professionals, we must be well grounded in the basics of heat transfer. If not, we’ll make mistakes in understanding, interpreting, and presenting our data. If you don’t feel 100% confident in your understanding, I urge you to move in that direction and will offer these posts as simple starting points. Convection happens in [...] Last week, we talked about that mug of coffee and transient heat flow. The temperature of many surfaces is constantly changing because of an imbalance in the transfer of energy with the surroundings. When things balance, reaching what we call steady-state transfer, then temperatures stabilize. We have all heard about the three modes of heat transfer: [...] Last week we talked about that mug of coffee and the notion of thermal capacitance. Thermal persistence is another way to think of this concept. To one degree or another things are slow to change temperature. This is due to both the way heat is transferred (convection is rapid while conduction tends to be slower)and the [...] We’ve turned the calendar to a new month and year—Happy New Year readers! We’ve also turned the corner of the Winter Solstice, at least here in the Northern Hemisphere, and are headed to longer days. We may be getting more daylight, but it will be about six more weeks until the average temperature begins to increase. [...] As we inevitably move into winter here in Vermont, talk often turns to the weather, and in particular, the temperature. We all live with some unrealistic illusions about temperature. For instance, people can be tricked into thinking they are comfortable simply by adjusting a thermometer to show a slightly higher temperature, and in fact they [...] |
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