INFRARED TRAINING CENTER
Volume 1, Issue 1
WEL COM E TO OUR
NE WSLETT ER
By Gary Orlove, Editor
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WELCOME TO Y2K
By Bernie Lyon, itc Course
Moderator
T
he year 2000 is
here. What new
wonders can we expect to
see in the coming years?
Quite often science fiction
stories are judged as to how
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accurately they had pre-
dicted the future. However,
most science fiction writers
want little or nothing to do “About 80 percent of all the scientific
with prophecy. Their stories discoveries ever made occurred in the last
explore future possibilities. 100 years, and more than half of the
They are not out to say “Ha!, scientists who ever lived are still walking the
I told you so.” Sometimes,
earth.”
however, the stories do
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WELCOME TO Y2K
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seem to hit the mark all to well. In the
early 1940’s, one science fiction story
described an atomic weapon so accu-
rately that the editor’s office was investi-
gated by the FBI. And, what we now
know as the “internet,” was described in
a fairly accurate, if not complementary
manner, back then, as well.
What kind of scientific discoveries lie
ahead for us? What about right now, at
the turn of the century / millennium?
The January 2000 edition of Discover
The year 2000 marks the 200th
anniversary of Herschel’s discovery and
the 100th anniversary of Planck’s
discovery. What, I wonder, will serve as an
infrared legacy for this year?
itc WEB COMMUNITY DEBUTS
By Gary Orlove, Editor
T
he Infrared Training Center has
started its own web site. This
site is designed to be an “infrared com-
munity”, where infrared thermography
users can ask questions, download
technical articles, communicate with
each other, and post advertisements for
their businesses.
Here are some of the categories that
M E E T T H E S TA F F - D R . B O B M A D D I N G
B
ob Madding is itc ‘s USA Direc-
tor and holds ASNT NDT Level
III TIR and EPRI Level III Infrared certi-
fications. Bob is a graduate of the Uni-
versity of Missouri with a BS in Physics,
and a Masters and PhD in Physics from
the University of Wisconsin. He began
perhaps the first infrared thermography
seminar at the University of Wisconsin
in 1978. Bob has over 25 years experi-
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Magazine has some rather fascinating
statistics with respect to science and
scientists:
“About 80 percent of all the
scientific discoveries ever
made occurred in the last 100
years, and more than half of
the scientists who ever lived
are still walking the earth.”
Now, if that statement doesn’t shake
you like hitting a speed bump on a uni-
cycle, check your pulse.
Eighty percent, over the last 100
years. . .That’s a big slice of the
pie, folks.
Let’s look back and see what
happened 100 years ago, in the
year 1900. What scientific won-
ders were introduced at the turn
of the last century?
Well, for one thing, the German
physicist, Max Planck, came up
we plan to institute in the coming
months:
• Applications support - The itc web-
site will cover support for applica-
tion problems.
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tisements
ence in infrared thermo-
graphy applications and
training. He manages all
of the company's train-
ing programs, engineer-
ing consulting services,
and applications feasibil-
ity studies. Dr. Madding
brings the combination
of both technical product
and applications knowl-
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with a rather novel idea concerning ra-
diation. He said that it was absorbed
and radiated only as discrete units,
which he called “quanta.” He actually
discovered a universal constant of na-
ture, which we know today as “Planck’s
constant.” Planck discovered that the
energy of each quantum is equal to the
frequency of the radiation multiplied by
the universal constant. (There is an
equation in that last sentence. Hmm. . .
it’s not so scary without the Greek let-
ters.) His discoveries were verified by
other scientists and provided the basis
for an entirely new
field of physics
known as
“quantum me-
chanics.”
His work had pro-
found implications
for anyone inter-
ested in infrared
radiation. It led to
Max Planck
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edge and a unique un-
derstanding of customer
issues to the classroom.
He is also a great story
and joke teller. So stop
by at a training session
and experience Dr.
Bob’s unique combina-
tion of humor and wis-
dom.!
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WELCOME TO Y2K
(Continued from page 2) create the spectrum, and thermometers been influenced by his writing. Dr. Asi-
the famous blackbody radiation curves, with blackened bulbs to measure the mov would not have hesitated in the
which are essential for understanding temperatures of the different colors. He least, if asked to expound on the future.
how temperature, radiation, and wave- discovered that the area just beyond With respect to science, he made this
length interact. the red contained the most heat, which comment in the introduction to
he called “calorific rays.” Today, we “Asimov’s New Guide to Science,” back
If we were to take, yet use the term infrared in 1984:
another centurion leap radiation. This heat ra-
backward in time, we diation is essentially “Science will not stand still. It is
would find ourselves in what all non-contact a panorama that subtly dis-
the year 1800. Oddly thermal imaging and solves and changes even while
enough, another scien- measuring devices de- we watch. It cannot be caught
tific discovery – made tect. in its every detail at any one
by another individual moment of time without leaving
born in Germany – had The year 2000 marks us behind at once.”
extreme relevance for the 200th anniversary
those of us with an in- of Herschel’s discovery True then. True now. Thanks Dr. A.
terest in the infrared. and the 100th anniver-
The discovery was sary of Planck’s discov- Happy Y2K to all.!
nothing less than the ery. What, I wonder,
infrared part of the will serve as an infrared
electromagnetic spec- legacy for this year?
trum. This was accom-
plished by Sir William As the year 2000 gets
Herschel, who is also Sir William Herschel underway, I look at my
famous for the discovery calendar and reflect on
of the planet Uranus, in 1781. January 2nd. This would have been the
Herschel devised a simple but elegant 80th birthday of Isaac Asimov, arguably
experiment to find out which colors of the greatest explainer of science the
the visible spectrum carried the most world has ever known. I wonder, how
heat. He used a prism and sunlight to many of today’s living scientists have Isaac Asimov

FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS - AUTOMOTIVE ANALYSIS MADE EASY

By Bob Rogers, itc Course Instructor heard at the car's tail pipe. The This indicated that LITTLE or NO FUEL
exhaust was not rich in fuel since it was passing through the injector. A fuel

T
his is a unique application of
the use of infrared
thermography applied to solving a
problem with a 1988 Buick 3.8L V6
engine. When first started, the engine
would run moderately well for
approximately two minutes. After that, it
exhibited a ”pulsating” feeling and a top
driving speed of only 35 MPH. A
noticable pulsating exhaust noise was
HOT
COLD
contained no strong gasoline odor. The
engine had been analyzed by seven
repair shops without finding the cause
of the problem.
A FLIR Systems ThermaCAM SC2000
Infrared Camera was used to inspect
the components of the running engine
after a cold start. One fuel injector was
found to be running hotter than the
others by a few degrees C.
injector operates in a pulse mode which
"meters" a precise amount of fuel to
each engine cylinder. If the injector was
operating properly, its operating
temperature would be closer to the
temperature of the other fuel injectors
due to the cooling effect of the fuel.
A further verification of the problem was
needed. The electrical connector on the
suspected faulty injector was removed
with no noticable change in the erratic
running of the engine. A digital multi-
meter was connected to the
disconnected fuel injector plug and
indicated that electrical pulses were
being received. Thus the fuel injector
itself proved to be the faulty engine
component.

COLD The automobile was taken to a GM deal-

ership and the faulty fuel injector re-
placed. The engine now runs smoothly.
Visual and Thermal Image of the Fuel Injectors !
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