Using Thermographic Surveys to Monitor Condition

Michael Labeit, 249th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Corps of EngineersColumns, In the Field, Spring 2023 Columns

The most basic maintenance begins with our senses. Electrical and mechanical equipment tend to produce distinct sights, sounds, or smells before it fails. However, our senses have strict limitations.  BACK TO SCIENCE CLASS Anything above zero kelvin will produce infrared radiation. There is no molecular movement at 0 K, including electron movement. When electrons move back into inner atomic orbitals (which …