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List your organization (organisation) here It is free for those who sell, service, or provide training or measurement services in the fields of  Infrared Thermography and /or Infrared Temperature Measurement. Our policy is really simple: We accept all valid entries and edit or reject those that appear poorly written or obviously the efforts of a [...]

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A Type-S radiation thermometer for steel mills

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A Type-S radiation thermometer for steel mills Proc. SPIE 5073, 85 (2003); doi:10.1117/12.498828 by: G. Raymond Peacock Temperatures.com, Inc. (USA) Conference Date: Tuesday 22 April 2003 Conference Location: Orlando, FL, USA Conference Title: Thermosense XXV Conference Chairs: K. Elliott Cramer, Xavier P. Maldague Abstract: The need for standardization in infrared radiation thermometry has never been [...]

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Spectral Irradiance and Radiance Responsivity Calibrations Using Uniform Sources (SIRCUS) Facility at NIST

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Spectral Irradiance and Radiance Responsivity Calibrations Using Uniform Sources (SIRCUS) Facility at NIST, Proc. SPIE 5542, 363 (2004); doi:10.1117/12.559577 Conference Date: Wednesday 04 August 2004 Conference Location: Denver, CO, USA Conference Title: Earth Observing Systems IX Conference Chairs: William L. Barnes, James J. ButlerCiting Articles (8) By: Steven W. Brown, George P. Eppeldauer, Joseph P. [...]

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Cryogenic infrared radiometer for transferal of NIST radiometric standards

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Cryogenic infrared radiometer for transferal of NIST radiometric standards Proc. SPIE 4450, 168 (2001); doi:10.1117/12.431249 Conference Date: Wednesday 01 August 2001 Conference Location: San Diego, CA, USA Conference Title: Harnessing Light: Optical Science and Metrology at NIST Conference Chairs: Carmina Londono Alerts Tools Share Abstract Blake G. Crowther Utah State Univ. and Optical Research Associates [...]

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Infrared sensors measure the temperature of gas cylinders during filling

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Calex pyrometers including PyroCouple model PC151MT-0 Leighton Buzzard, England — Calex pyrometers including PyroCouple model PC151MT-0 have been used for over 7 years by a major provider of packaged gas to measure the temperature of gas cylinders during filling. The temperature reading has several uses in quality control and also helps ensure safety. When a [...]

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NIST-traceable radiometric calibration transfer standard

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Cryogenic infrared radiometer for transferal of NIST radiometric standards Proc. SPIE 4450, 168 (2001); doi:10.1117/12.431249, by Blake G. Crowther Utah State Univ. and Optical Research Associates (USA) Deron K. Scott, Andrew L. Shumway, and Alan Thurgood Utah State Univ. (USA) Richard D. Williams Aerojet, A GenCorp Co. (USA) Conference Date: Wednesday 01 August 2001 Conference [...]

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Sakuma–Hattori equation

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S(T) = \frac{C}{\exp\left(\frac{c_2}{\lambda _x T}\right)-1}

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakuma%E2%80%93Hattori_equation). The text and links are exactly as written on the date given below (including misspellings). The only changes have been minor format changes to make the page more easy to read online. The Sakuma–Hattori equation is a mathematical model for predicting the amount of thermal radiation, radiometric flux or [...]

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WI 130 Thermography Basics

Infrared Thermography
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Online  — This interactive presentation provides an introduction to infra-red thermography and the associated background science . It explains, by way of 65 slides, many of the basic terms associated with the activity. Four main areas of industrial application are discussed, and practical examples from each of these areas are presented. This ninety-minute presentation is [...]

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Noncontact Temperature Measurements in Steel Manufacturing

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Review of noncontact process temperature measurements in steel manufacturing Author: G. Raymond Peacock LTV Steel Co., Inc. (USA) Abstract Accurate and reliable temperature measurement is necessary for the efficient production of steel and steel mill products. Many steel processing operations such as continuous casting, hot rolling and continuous annealing require the use of non- contact [...]

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Review of temperature measurements in the semiconductor industry

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Review of temperature measurements in the semiconductor industry By Richard L. Anderson,  SEMATECH (USA), Proc. SPIE 1392, 437 (1991); doi:10.1117/12.48937 Conference Date: Monday 01 October 1990 Conference Location: Santa Clara, CA, USA Conference Title: Advanced Techniques for Integrated Circuit Processing Conference Chairs: James A. Bondur, Terry R. Turner Abstract Thermally activated processes normally depend exponentially [...]

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Infrared Thermometry Tutorial

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For those who haven’t looked,, the ZyTemp organization’s web site has a very user-friendly, basic tutorial on Infrared and how Infrared Thermometer work without getting into mathematical details. The English is not perfect, but the ideas and concepts come across very well, in our opinion. We have edited it slightly below to make the language [...]

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Review of noncontact process temperature measurements in steel manufacturing

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A paper from the proceeding of the SPIE ThermoSense XXI Conference, Tuesday 06 April 1999;  Orlando, FL, USA Chairs: Dennis H. LeMieux, John R. Snell, Jr.;  Author  G. Raymond Peacock , LTV Steel Co., Inc. (USA) ABSTRACT: Accurate and reliable temperature measurement is necessary for the efficient production of steel and steel mill products. Many [...]

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Free Downloadable Blackbody Calculator

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Calculator in MS Excel format Newton MA, USA –  Bodkin Design & Engineering offers a free downloadable blackbody calculator at its IRBlackbody.com website: www.irblackbody.com. BD&E is an innovative electro-optics engineering firm that has designed many first photonic applications. We have a team of highly experienced engineers, and scientists who are experts in designing creative, cost-effective [...]

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NEW BOOK: Thermal Infrared Sensors

Infrared Basics
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Covers: Theory, Optimisation and Practice DUBLIN, IRELAND –/BUSINESS WIRE/–Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new report “Thermal Infrared Sensors: Theory, Optimisation and Practice” (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jan 2011, Pages: 324) by Helmut Budzier , Gerald Gerlach, to their offering. The problems involved in designing …

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IR Temperature measurement of combustion gases

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The Land CDA thermometer is intended for measurement of the atmosphere temperature in waste incinerators. Dronfield, UK & Pittsburgh PA, USA –  The CDA Infrared Thermometer can be used for gas or flame temperature measurement in a variety of other plant situations provided there is sufficient path length. Its reading is unaffected by cold CO2 [...]

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