Overview
Thermography Consulting cc a modern and progressive South African based Thermographic Services Company. Through utilizing the latest technology we have brought together all the components that make us leaders in the field of Infrared Thermography as a preventive/predictive maintenance inspection technique. Thermography - Applications APPLICATION CONDITIONS DETECTED Electrical / Computer Panels Distribution boards, switchgear, cabling, loose connections, overloads. Drives/Conveyors, Pillow Blocks, Couplings, Gears, Power Transmission Belts, Pulleys, Shafts. Overheated bearings or rollers, misalignment of shaft, pulley or coupling, lubrication failure uneven pressure. Motors Overheating of windings and bearings, blockages in cooling passages, friction, damping, material deformations, brush contact problems, rotors Pumps/Compressors/Fans/Blowers Overheated bearings, high compressor discharges temperature, high oil temperature, and broken or defective valve. Internal Combustion Engines Valve or injector malfunction, blocked radiator tubes and oil coolers. Thermal distribution, high radiator inlet or outlet temperature. Heavy Duty Equipment - Tires, Bearings, Brakes, Hydraulics, Kilns, Ball Mills, Paper Machines Overheating brakes, tires, bearings, pulleys, gears, gear or pulley misalignment, and blockages in hydraulics. Mechanical Drive Turbines and Small Turbine Generator Units, Gas Turbine, Exhaust Ducts High lube oil temperature, high bearing temperatures, faulty stop/control valve operation, uneven metal temperature, leaking shaft seals, gas turbine firing conditions, including deterioration in firing chambers, cross firing tubes. Ovens, Furnaces, Kilns, Pipes Location and severity of damaged insulation, location of steam leaks in buried steam lines. Valves: Shutoff Valves, Relief Valves, Steam Traps Leakage, blockage