Please note, a pre-requisite for the ITC CAT 2 (Level 2) course is that you already hold a CAT 1 (Level 1) qualification.
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The five day CAT 2 (Level 2) qualification course prepares you to become a registered Category 2 certified Thermographer. You will learn about topics in Infrared Thermography to both deepen and broaden your knowledge about infrared physics, heat science, infrared measurement equipment and its application.
As a Level 2 (CAT 2) Thermographer you shall provide guidance to Level 1 (CAT 1) personnel in the areas of equipment selection, techniques, limitations, data analysis, corrective actions and reporting.
Course Content
Introduction to Thermography: Review of Level 1 Thermography
Temperature: Conversion factors between Kelvin, Celsius, Fahrenheit.
Heat Transfer Theory: Convection, conduction and radiation – Radiation Laws.
Thermography:
- - Blackbodies, emissivity. Planks, Boltzman, Newton, Wein’s laws
- - Optical filters, optical materials, anti-reflective coatings.
- - Atmospheric transmission and attenuation.
- - Detector technologies and calibration.
- - Measurement techniques.
IR Measurement Systems Overview: Details of different thermal imaging camera parameters including, NETD, IFOV, MFOV
IR Windows and window materials: Window measurement formulae, spectral transmittance of different materials.
Transient Thermographic NDT: Transient Thermographic methods analyzed.
ITC Certification Test: ITC qualification test to be held on last day of course.
Please bring with you a scientific calculator, your laptop with software loaded and your Thermal Imaging camera as they will be used extensively throughout the course. There will be some reading required during the evenings and a case study will need to be prepared in advance of the course (details will be sent out 2-3 weeks beforehand).
