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ieezitin:
Hello lads.

I am interested in Thermograhy .. I need to see solids in tanks, large tanks, 1'' thick steel tanks.. does anyone have experience in this field, software or technology?
all thoughts are welcome.

Thanks...

Anthony.

PK:
What sort of temperature differences are you expecting?
We have one of these http://www.thermal.com/ and it works well for our applications

PK

ieezitin:
No more than 140 F..., what ever crude warms up too in the sun.

Anthony.,.....

Joules:
Take a look at the FLIR One, similar to above but over a lower temperature range, suitable for iOS or Android devices (not both)    Had a hands on with the FLIR, great toy.

ddmckee54:
Why do you need to see the levels in the tanks?  Are you just doing a periodic inventory check or are you planning to control the tank level using the thermography?  Since the tank walls are 1" thick and what you're looking at is only at 140 F, whatever you are able to see with the thermography won't be a very precise level.

I can also see this idea having issues as the ambient temperature gets closer to the product temperature, but is should work just dandy in cold weather.

Have you looked into the automated plumb-bob type level sensors?  We use them here to check the levels in our grain bins and they work fairly well.

Don

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