Bad fuse connection shown in greyscale.

Overheating MCCB.

Hot Wire on a MCB.

High source of mechanical friction.

Motor with front end heat build up.

Motor in rainbow view.

Overheating fuse connection.

Poor busbar termination.

Indication of hot points in a pipework system.

Example of level detection.

Refinery vessel level identification.

Fuse terminal has bad termination. Hot point is only at fuse clamping lug. There is residual heat in the fuse body and associated conductor but these dissipate quickly.

MCCB contact in right hand side pole has clearly failed. Massive heat build up identified within the MCCB body - radiating slightly within its associated conductor.

This hot wire would signify a connection which was not tightened correctly or has 'slackeded' due to expansion and contraction of conductor. Either way causing conductor to heat.

Extremely high heat build up identified within this motor. Clear fault signified as heat has radiated through the cooling casing of the motor.

The beginnings of a possible fault is shown here. Motor front end has warmed to the high end of the temperature spectrum recorded. Posssible indication of bearings or mechanical seal failing.

Motor front end overheat, again showing possible bearing or seal fault.

Fuse body only has high heat build up. This signifies high resistance, fuse failing.

Bad termination of fuse to busbar. Only the fuse lug on busbar is showing as 'hot', with minor residual heat into fuse body.

Bends in the pipework are shown as 'hotter' as this is where the product within the pipes has to change direction and it is the physical interaction of the product and the bend that causes the bend to heat.

This image shows a clear example of how thermal imagery can be used to identify vessel contents levels just by the temperature variation between the section of vessel containing product, to the section that isn't.

This refinery vessel not only shows level indication, but demonstates that thermal imagery can be used to identify products of differing density within a vessel, the heavier in this example being red, the lighter yellow. The heavier product is denser and therefore contains more heat available per cubic metre - thus showing up hotter.