1. Thermometry Fundamentals 

• Temperature scales and conversions
• Absolute and relative temperatures
• Classes and benefits of contact thermometers
• Classes and benefits of non-contact thermometers
• Identifying and reducing errors

2. Advanced IR Theory

• Units for measuring radiant power
• Relationship between power and temperature
• Planck’s blackbody curves

3. Temperature Measurement Error Sources and Corrections

• Calibration
  • how IR sensors are calibrated
  • how to check calibration
  • calibration/accuracy specifications
• Reflectance
  • shielding techniques
  • measuring & compensating for with direct and reflector methods
• Emittance
  • how emittance varies
  • using default and table values
  • how to measure emittance
• Transmittance
  • filters to view through materials and atmospheres
  • filters to measure temperatures of material surfaces and atmospheres
  • measuring material transmittance
• Target Width/Distance Ratios
  • calculating target size/distance

4. Traceable Temperature Limits: How Hot is Too Hot

• Delta T classifications
  • NETA, Mil Spec, and other standards
• Absolute temperature classifications
  • ANSI, IEEE, NEMA standards for electrical systems
  • correction formula for load and ambient temperature
  • other standards for mechanical systems
• Developing limits for your equipment

5. Preparing Quantitative Reports

• Data to gather
• Report procedures
• Image processing software capabilities
• Report generation software capabilities