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Infrared Thermometers
T h e m a t e r i a l s i n c l u d e d i n t h i s c o m p i l a t i o n a r e f o r t h e u s e o f D w y e r I n s t r u m e n t s , I n c . p o t e n t i a l c u s t o m e r s
a n d c u r r e n t e m p l o y e e s a s a r e s o u r c e o n l y . T h e y m a y n o t b e r e p r o d u c e d , p u b l i s h e d , o r t r a n s m i t t e d
e l e c t r o n i c a l l y f o r c o m m e r c i a l p u r p o s e s . F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e C o m p a n y ’ s n a m e , l i k e n e s s , p r o d u c t n a m e s , a n d
l o g o s , i n c l u d e d w i t h i n t h e s e c o m p i l a t i o n s m a y n o t b e u s e d w i t h o u t s p e c i f i c , w r i t t e n p r i o r p e r m i s s i o n f r o m
D w y e r I n s t r u m e n t s , I n c .
© C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 5 D w y e r I n s t r u m e n t s , I n c .
Infrared Thermometers
O v e r v i e w
 D w y e r I n s t r u m e n t s o f f e r s s e v e r a l t e m p e r a t u r e m e a s u r i n g p r o d u c t s
t h a t u s e i n f r a r e d s e n s o r s a s t h e s e n s i n g e l e m e n t
Infrared Thermometers
O v e r v i e w
 I n f r a r e d t h e r m o m e t e r s i n f e r t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f a n o b j e c t b y
m e a s u r i n g t h e i n f r a r e d t h e r m a l r a d i a t i o n e m i t t e d f r o m t h e o b j e c t
 O b j e c t s a t t h e r m a l e q u i l i b r i u m m u s t b a l a n c e
t h e e n e r g y e n t e r i n g t h e o b j e c t w i t h t h e
e n e r g y l e a v i n g t h e o b j e c t
 O f t e n t h e e n e r g y l e a v i n g t h e o b j e c t i s
e m i t t e d a s e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d i a t i o n
 I n f r a r e d r a d i a t i o n h a s l o n g e r w a v e l e n g t h s
t h a n v i s i b l e l i g h t , s o w e c a n n o t s e e i t
Infrared Thermometers
O v e r v i e w
 T h e h i g h e r t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f a n o b j e c t , t h e m o r e i n f r a r e d
r a d i a t i o n i t e m i t s
 T h i s m e a n s t h a t t h e t e m p e r a t u r e
o f t h e o b j e c t c a n b e c a l c u l a t e d b y t h e
a m o u n t o f e m i t t e d i n f r a r e d r a d i a t i o n
Infrared Thermometers
O v e r v i e w
 E m i s s i v i t y i s t h e a b i l i t y o f a n o b j e c t t o r e f l e c t t h e r m a l e n e r g y
a n d i s t h e r a t i o o f r e l a t i v e e m i s s i v e p o w e r o f a b l a c k b o d y a t t h e
s a m e t e m p e r a t u r e
 A b l a c k b o d y i s a n i d e a l b o d y t h a t
c o m p l e t e l y a b s o r b s a l l i n c i d e n t
e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d i a t i o n
Infrared Thermometers
O v e r v i e w
 R e f l e c t i v e , s h i n y, o b j e c t s h a v e l o w e m i s s i v i t y, w h i l e n o n -
r e f l e c t i v e , d u l l , o b j e c t s h a v e h i g h e m i s s i v i t y
 M o s t i t e m s ; w o o d , p a i n t , p l a s t i c , c o n c r e t e ,
c l o t h , r u b b e r, a n d s u c h h a v e a n
e m i s s i v i t y n e a r 0 . 9 5
 M e t a l s , s u c h a s a l u m i n u m a n d s i l v e r, h a v e
l o w e r e m i s s i v i t y v a l u e s
 I n f r a r e d t h e r m o m e t e r s m a y h a v e a f i x e d
e m i s s i v i t y o f 0 . 9 5 o r a n a d j u s t a b l e
e m i s s i v i t y r a n g e f o r d i f f e r e n t m a t e r i a l s
Infrared Thermometers
O v e r v i e w
 A n i m p o r t a n t s p e c i f i c a t i o n o f i n f r a r e d t h e r m o m e t e r s i s o p t i c a l
r e s o l u t i o n u s u a l l y t e r m e d a s t h e d i s t a n c e t o t a r g e t s i z e , o r
d i s t a n c e t o s p o t r a t i o
 T h i s i s t h e r a t i o o f t h e d i s t a n c e t o t h e
o b j e c t a n d t h e d i a m e t e r o f t h e t e m p e r a t u r e
m e a s u r e m e n t a r e a o n t h e t a r g e t
Infrared Thermometers
O v e r v i e w
 A t h e r m o m e t e r w i t h a 1 2 t o 1 r a t i o w i l l
m e a s u r e a 1 ” d i a m e t e r a r e a o n a n o b j e c t
w h e n t h e t h e r m o m e t e r i s 1 2 ” a w a y f r o m
t h e o b j e c t
 I t i s a l w a y s b e s t t o t a k e r e a d i n g s w i t h t h e
t h e r m o m e t e r a t 9 0 d e g r e e s t o t h e o b j e c t
b e i n g m e a s u r e d
Infrared Thermometers
O v e r v i e w
 I n f r a r e d t h e r m o m e t e r s a r e v e r y p o p u l a r a s t h e y d o n o t c o n t a c t
t h e s u r f a c e b e i n g m e a s u r e d a n d c a n m e a s u r e f r o m a c e r t a i n
d i s t a n c e a w a y f r o m t h e o b j e c t
 O f t e n t h e y h a v e a l a s e r s i g h t f o r
g u i d a n c e t o s h o w t h e a r e a b e i n g
m e a s u r e d
 T h e y a r e a l s o v e r y q u i c k w i t h
r e s p o n s e t i m e s o f a b o u t 1 s e c o n d

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Infrared Thermometers

  • 1. Infrared Thermometers T h e m a t e r i a l s i n c l u d e d i n t h i s c o m p i l a t i o n a r e f o r t h e u s e o f D w y e r I n s t r u m e n t s , I n c . p o t e n t i a l c u s t o m e r s a n d c u r r e n t e m p l o y e e s a s a r e s o u r c e o n l y . T h e y m a y n o t b e r e p r o d u c e d , p u b l i s h e d , o r t r a n s m i t t e d e l e c t r o n i c a l l y f o r c o m m e r c i a l p u r p o s e s . F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e C o m p a n y ’ s n a m e , l i k e n e s s , p r o d u c t n a m e s , a n d l o g o s , i n c l u d e d w i t h i n t h e s e c o m p i l a t i o n s m a y n o t b e u s e d w i t h o u t s p e c i f i c , w r i t t e n p r i o r p e r m i s s i o n f r o m D w y e r I n s t r u m e n t s , I n c . © C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 5 D w y e r I n s t r u m e n t s , I n c .
  • 2. Infrared Thermometers O v e r v i e w  D w y e r I n s t r u m e n t s o f f e r s s e v e r a l t e m p e r a t u r e m e a s u r i n g p r o d u c t s t h a t u s e i n f r a r e d s e n s o r s a s t h e s e n s i n g e l e m e n t
  • 3. Infrared Thermometers O v e r v i e w  I n f r a r e d t h e r m o m e t e r s i n f e r t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f a n o b j e c t b y m e a s u r i n g t h e i n f r a r e d t h e r m a l r a d i a t i o n e m i t t e d f r o m t h e o b j e c t  O b j e c t s a t t h e r m a l e q u i l i b r i u m m u s t b a l a n c e t h e e n e r g y e n t e r i n g t h e o b j e c t w i t h t h e e n e r g y l e a v i n g t h e o b j e c t  O f t e n t h e e n e r g y l e a v i n g t h e o b j e c t i s e m i t t e d a s e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d i a t i o n  I n f r a r e d r a d i a t i o n h a s l o n g e r w a v e l e n g t h s t h a n v i s i b l e l i g h t , s o w e c a n n o t s e e i t
  • 4. Infrared Thermometers O v e r v i e w  T h e h i g h e r t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f a n o b j e c t , t h e m o r e i n f r a r e d r a d i a t i o n i t e m i t s  T h i s m e a n s t h a t t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e o b j e c t c a n b e c a l c u l a t e d b y t h e a m o u n t o f e m i t t e d i n f r a r e d r a d i a t i o n
  • 5. Infrared Thermometers O v e r v i e w  E m i s s i v i t y i s t h e a b i l i t y o f a n o b j e c t t o r e f l e c t t h e r m a l e n e r g y a n d i s t h e r a t i o o f r e l a t i v e e m i s s i v e p o w e r o f a b l a c k b o d y a t t h e s a m e t e m p e r a t u r e  A b l a c k b o d y i s a n i d e a l b o d y t h a t c o m p l e t e l y a b s o r b s a l l i n c i d e n t e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c r a d i a t i o n
  • 6. Infrared Thermometers O v e r v i e w  R e f l e c t i v e , s h i n y, o b j e c t s h a v e l o w e m i s s i v i t y, w h i l e n o n - r e f l e c t i v e , d u l l , o b j e c t s h a v e h i g h e m i s s i v i t y  M o s t i t e m s ; w o o d , p a i n t , p l a s t i c , c o n c r e t e , c l o t h , r u b b e r, a n d s u c h h a v e a n e m i s s i v i t y n e a r 0 . 9 5  M e t a l s , s u c h a s a l u m i n u m a n d s i l v e r, h a v e l o w e r e m i s s i v i t y v a l u e s  I n f r a r e d t h e r m o m e t e r s m a y h a v e a f i x e d e m i s s i v i t y o f 0 . 9 5 o r a n a d j u s t a b l e e m i s s i v i t y r a n g e f o r d i f f e r e n t m a t e r i a l s
  • 7. Infrared Thermometers O v e r v i e w  A n i m p o r t a n t s p e c i f i c a t i o n o f i n f r a r e d t h e r m o m e t e r s i s o p t i c a l r e s o l u t i o n u s u a l l y t e r m e d a s t h e d i s t a n c e t o t a r g e t s i z e , o r d i s t a n c e t o s p o t r a t i o  T h i s i s t h e r a t i o o f t h e d i s t a n c e t o t h e o b j e c t a n d t h e d i a m e t e r o f t h e t e m p e r a t u r e m e a s u r e m e n t a r e a o n t h e t a r g e t
  • 8. Infrared Thermometers O v e r v i e w  A t h e r m o m e t e r w i t h a 1 2 t o 1 r a t i o w i l l m e a s u r e a 1 ” d i a m e t e r a r e a o n a n o b j e c t w h e n t h e t h e r m o m e t e r i s 1 2 ” a w a y f r o m t h e o b j e c t  I t i s a l w a y s b e s t t o t a k e r e a d i n g s w i t h t h e t h e r m o m e t e r a t 9 0 d e g r e e s t o t h e o b j e c t b e i n g m e a s u r e d
  • 9. Infrared Thermometers O v e r v i e w  I n f r a r e d t h e r m o m e t e r s a r e v e r y p o p u l a r a s t h e y d o n o t c o n t a c t t h e s u r f a c e b e i n g m e a s u r e d a n d c a n m e a s u r e f r o m a c e r t a i n d i s t a n c e a w a y f r o m t h e o b j e c t  O f t e n t h e y h a v e a l a s e r s i g h t f o r g u i d a n c e t o s h o w t h e a r e a b e i n g m e a s u r e d  T h e y a r e a l s o v e r y q u i c k w i t h r e s p o n s e t i m e s o f a b o u t 1 s e c o n d