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Level III Thermal Infrared Training Course Topical Outline

1. Level III Certification Overview
1.1. CIT Certification
1.2. ASNT Certification
1.2.1 ASNT Recommended Practice SNT-TC-1A
1.2.2 ANSI/ASNT Standard CP-189
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2. Temperature Measurement
2.1. Contact
2.2. Measurement Principles
2.3. Measurement Devices
2.4. Non-contact
2.5. Overview of Devices
2.6. Imaging Devices
2.7. Instrument Selection
2.8. Advanced Infrared Physics
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3. Advanced Heat Transfer Theory and Application
3.1. Conduction
3.1. Convection
3.1. Radiation
3.1. Application Examples and Calculations
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4.  Applications
4.1. Determining suitability of IR to solve a problem
4.1. Determining when and how to apply IR
4.1. Determining Inspection Methods & Approaches
4.1. Passive Analysis Methods and Applications
4.1. Active (stimulated) Analysis Methods and Applications
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5.- Building an Effective Predictive Maintenance Program
Thermography Program Implementation and Management

5.1. Initiation
5.1. Existing infrared standards and procedures
5.1. Developing a Written Practice
5.1. Developing Inspection, Analysis, and Reporting Procedures
5.1. What to inspect
5.1. Setting severity criteria - how hot is hot
5.1. Load Effects
5.1. Wind Effects
5.1. Other criteria
5.1. Thermographic Report design
5.1. Safety
5.1. Qualification and certification of personnel
5.1. Monitoring your program
5.1. Database Management
5.1. Baselines
5.1. Trending
5.1. ROI Calculations
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ASNT Level III Preparation
6.1. General information
6.2. Exam structure
6.3. What and How to study
6.4. Which reference materials you should have
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7.   Sample Questions Lab Presentations
7.1. Preparation of Lab Presentation using Report Generation Software
7.2. Presentations of Lab results
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8.   Review
8.1. Final Exam
8.2. Exam Review
8.3. Field Assignment Requirements

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