Thermal imaging camera technology is now a widely accepted tool for the early detection of fires and potential fire hazards.
Spontaneous combustion is a common occurrence when storing coal for extended periods of time. This may also be problematic when stockpiling waste/spoil materials that contain large quantities of coal.
28/04/2016
Spontaneous combustion is a common occurrence when storing woodchip for extended periods of time. Typically after a few weeks of storage with a high moisture content, the risk of spontaneous...
28/04/2016
HV assets require periodic inspection and condition monitoring to prevent unplanned catastrophic failures. Defects such as cracked or contaminated insulators, developing partial discharge due to sharp voltage gradients, and overheating...
29/04/2016
Flare stacks are used in many industries to burn off unwanted waste gas byproducts, or flammable gasses released by pressure relief valves during unplanned over-pressuring of plant equipment.
A normal visible camera can see colours from red to blue and all the colours in between (like a rainbow spectrum).
02/05/2016
With the proliferation of relatively cheap drone technology with ever increasing payload capacity consumers are looking to maximise their drone’s utility by diversifying the payloads they have available.
Infrared measurements in an environment with flames and flares is challenging. To understand why this is, and how engineers can develop solutions in the face of this complexity, the nature...
