IRTCAT-I CANDIDATE PROFILE
This course is intended for the infrared thermographer who will:
- Set up and operate the thermal imaging equipment for safe thermographic data collection
- Verify the calibration of thermographic measurement systems
- Identify, prevent minimize and control poor data acquisition and error sources
- Apply a specified thermographic measurement technique
- Evaluate and report test results and highlight areas of concern
Duration
32 hours, typically over four days
Compliance
- Training and certification: ISO 18436-7
- Certification: ISO 18436-1, ISO/IEC 17024
- Training: ISO 18436-3
Exam
- 2 hours
- 50 multiple-choice questions
- 75% passing grade
- Can be taken online or in-person at the course
Certification requirements
- Training course completed
- 12-months of work experience, verified by an independent person
- Pass the Ishihara colour perception test
- Valid for 5 years
What will you gain from taking this course?
There are so many benefits to taking this course. You will learn:
- Why we perform condition monitoring
- How to decide between reactive, preventive, condition-based, and proactive maintenance
- Vibration Analysis, Ultrasound Analysis, Oil Analysis, Wear Particle Analysis, and Electric Motor Testing
- All about heat vs. temperature and temperature scales
- The laws of thermodynamics
- How thermal conductivity occurs in different materials
- The difference between thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity
- Real-life examples of conductive heat transfer
- Convective heat transfer
- How wind will affect the results you achieve
- Radiant heat transfer
- How your infrared camera works and the functionality to perform inspections
- How to acquire data and process images
- “Thermal tuning.”
- How to determine emissivity
- How to identify and deal with reflections
- How to acquire data and store images
- The basic principles of diagnostics and prognostics
- The relationship between CBM, diagnostics, and prognostics
- The different thermal signatures of heat generation
-
The
concept of “comparative temperature measurements.”
- How to distinguish
between active and passive thermography
Pre-study
- Access to the Learning Zone upon registration and payment. For online distance learning, access to the learning platform for four months from registration and payment
- Complete set of videos covering every topic
Post-study
- Continue to access the Learning Zone 4 months after the course completion or upgrade for a lifetime with Lifelong Learning (LLL)
- Continue learning for free on WWW.MOBIUSCONNECT.COM with online forums, webinars, tutorials, etc.
TOPICS COVERED - CATEGORY I
Maintenance practices
- Reactive, preventive, condition-based, proactive
- How to decide between them
Condition monitoring
- Why it works
- Vibration, ultrasound, oil analysis, wear particle analysis, and electric motor testing
- Detecting faults, root causes, and quality control
Principles of infrared thermography
- Understanding the difference between heat energy and temperature
- The laws of thermodynamics
- Heat transfer modes – conduction, convection and radiation
- The thermal capacity of different materials
Thermal conduction
- The fundamentals of conduction
- Conductive heat transfer rate
- Thermal conductivity of different materials
Thermal convection
- The fundamentals of convection
- Compensating for the “wind cooling effect”
Thermal radiation
- The fundamentals of radiation
- Emitted, reflected and transmitted radiation
- Radiation wavelengths and the electromagnetic spectrum
- Emissivity and the Stefan-Boltzmann Law
- Incident and exitant radiation
Equipment and data acquisition
- Understanding the infrared camera
- Lenses and lens materials
- Capturing and controlling the image with temperature range, level and span
- Color palette selection
- Error source recognition, prevention and control
- Calibrating the thermal camera
- Environmental and operational conditions
- Image storage and management
Safety rules and guidelines
- Hazard awareness
- Standards and guides
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Thermographic applications
- The basic principles of diagnostics (ISO 13379) and prognostics (ISO 13381)
- Machinery engineering principles
- Electrical application – fuses, transformers, switchgear, transmission lines etc
- Mechanical application – pipes, tanks, refractories, heat exchangers etc
- Civil applications – windows, air leaks, construction integrity etc
- Process applications – steam traps
General image interpretation guidelines
- Image processing
- Fault Classification
Report generation
Providing actionable information