Furnace Inspection

using FLIR GF309

12 January, 2016

Raymond Lau
Sales Manager – ASEAN
Email: rlau@flir.com..hk
 Furnace Cameras are not new to FLIR

Inframetrics
Petroscan PM390 P25F/P50F
1996
1979 2005

1989 1997
AGEMA 550
THV 470

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 Applications
• Fired Furnace Tubes
• External Fireboxes
• Utility Boilers – Slag
• Utility Boilers – Tube Leaks

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 User Problem to be Solved

See Through Flames

• Predictive Maintenance
• Safety
• Cost savings

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 Main User Problem
See through flames

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 Main User Problem

Measure the tubes

inside the furnace

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 Typical User Problem
• Cost Savings

• Reduced heat transfer (Scaling phenomena)

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 Typical User Problem
• Safety & Predictive Maintenance

• Tubes overheated (Cooking phenomena)

1 1 8 1 .2 °F

110 0
S P 01
S P 02 100 0

900

800

LI01
700

6 7 2 .2 °F
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 GF309 Applications
Inspect the outside for overheating

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 Furnace Inspection with IR Cameras
User Benefits
• Live inspection during production
• Improved plan for predictive maintenance
• Improved safety
• Increased period between costly service
shutdowns
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 FLIR GF309
“Dual-use Furnace Camera”

FLIR GF309 is a dual use thermal camera used for high temperature industrial furnace
applications and for thermal inspections of mechanical or electrical components.

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 Overview FLIR GF309
• Temp range -40 °C to +1500 °C
• Accuracy ±1 °C (in temperature range of 0 to 100°C)
• Dual-use camera
• NETD <25 mK
• Burst Recording
• LCD & Tiltable Viewfinder
• Multi-angle handle
• GPS & Digital camera
• Hot and robust design
• FLIR Tools software

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 Unique Ergonomic Concept
• Easy to use menu system
• Auto (One-Touch), Electronic and Manual Focus
• Rotatable handle with direct access buttons
• 4.3” high resolution colour LCD
• High resolution tiltable colour viewfinder

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 Radiometric features
• Spotmeters
• Area - Box
• Profile – Line (horizontal or vertical)
• Difference temperature
• Reference temperature
• Object parameters
– Reflective temperature
– Emissivity correction
– and more

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 GF309 Applications
Utility Boilers:
• Fossil Fuel & Oil Boilers
• Create Electricity
• Slag (ash) builds up on the
tubes
• Clinker can fall and cause
damage
• Just want to be able to see
the clinkers

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 GF309 Applications
You can find tubes leaks?

*>875.9°F

800.0

*<705.1°F
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 Report Your Findings

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 Associated Software

• FLIR Tools
– is a software suite specifically designed to
provide an easy way to update your
camera and create inspection reports.

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 Associated Software

• FLIR VideoReport
– is a software package specifically designed
to provide an easy way to edit radiometric
and non-radiometric video clips, taken
with the FLIR GF series

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 Associated Software

• FLIR VideoReport
– is a software package specifically designed
to provide an easy way to edit radiometric
and non-radiometric video clips, taken
with the FLIR GF series

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 Practical tips

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 Cooler Maintenance
• The microcooler is designed to provide maintenance-free
operation for many thousand of hours. It contains
pressurized helium gas.
• After several thousand hours of operation the gas pressure
decreases, and cooler service is required to restore cooler
performance. The cooler also contains micro ball bearings,
which may exhibit wear by becoming louder.

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 Cooler Maintenance
• Sign to watch out
– This microcooler is equipped with a closed-loop speed regulator, which
adjusts the cooler motor speed to regulate the detector temperature.
– Typically, the cooler runs at maximum speed for 7 to 10 minutes, and
then slows to about 40% of maximum speed. As the (helium) gas
pressure degrades, the motor continues at maximum speed for longer
and longer periods to attain operating temperature.
– Eventually, as the helium pressure decreases, the motor will lose the
ability to achieve and/or maintain operating temperature. When this
occurs, the cameras must be returned to FLIR Service Department for
service.
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 Cooler Maintenance
• ALWAYS let the “Cool down” procedure complete
– Not to turn off the camera until the cool down is done.

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 Cooler Maintenance
• A good house rule
– Not to keep any battery inside the GF camera when it is not in use.
– In order to avoid someone mistakenly turns on the camera as that
person will tend to turn it off without waiting for the cool down
period.

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 Mounting the Heatshield

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 Mounting the Heatshield
• Mounted selected to be “On”
– External optics transmission
• set to 0.89 for the Heat Shield

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 Cleaning the Camera

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 Models

– FLIR GF309 24° Fixed lens

FLIR GF309 – FLIR GF309 14.5° Fixed lens

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 See Through Flames!

Thanks for Listening

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