High resolution
infrared inspection for
oil and gas applications
Unscheduled downtime can cost millions. Professionals who
work in the oil and gas industry know it is critical to maintain
stable, continuous operations without sacrificing safety. They
also know that regular maintenance, quick diagnosis of potential
problems, and clear documentation are key to keeping produc-
tion going smoothly and meeting regulatory requirements.
A multipurpose monitoring
and troubleshooting tool for
oil and gas applications
Infrared cameras offer the versatility, accuracy, and usability
to address a wide variety of
inspection and troubleshooting
activities in the oil and gas
industry. Whether used onshore
or offshore, upstream or downstream, infrared cameras allow
you to capture two-dimensional
representations of the apparent
surface temperatures of a wide
variety of equipment and processes. You can collect heat
signatures for process equipment,
as well as for leaks in pipes and
tanks, without touching those
surfaces and without interfering
with the process. The images and
measurements from that inspection can help you quickly identify
problems at an early stage.
However, not all thermal
imagers are created equal. The
new Fluke TiX1000, TiX660 and
TiX640 infrared cameras—part of
the Fluke Expert Series line—are
ideal for oil and gas applications
because they allow you to col-
lect significant information from
a safe distance. That means you
can often use these cameras to
inspect equipment or trouble
spots without interrupting pro-
duction and without getting a
hot work permit.
The standard 32x zoom
and optional telephoto lenses
on these Fluke Expert Series
infrared cameras are powerful
enough to produce high resolution images of targets over 100
feet away with a crisp level of
detail so you can quickly pinpoint temperature anomalies.
Top TEN
Oil and gas inspection applications
for Expert Series infrared cameras
1. Remote sites/compressor stations
2. Towers, stacks that are burning,
3. Steam traps, leaks, cat cracker degradation
4. Horizontal flares on offshore rigs
5. Top drives
6. Tank level
7. Electrical systems
8. Equipment monitoring
9. Motors and drives
10. Bearings
Application Note
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Expedite inspection and
troubleshooting
Oil and gas production environments can be extremely
challenging. The hazardous
nature of the products, the hot,
moist, dusty and corrosive conditions, and less than optimal
lighting, drive inspectors to
complete their tasks quickly and
leave the area. You need to have
confidence that the infrared
camera you’re using can identify
potential problems at an early
stage, because you don’t want
to have to make a second trip, or
deal with the fallout of imprecise
imaging.
That’s why the new Fluke
Expert Series infrared cameras with their high resolution
imaging, long distance accuracy,
thermal sensitivity, advanced
focus systems, flexible viewing
options, and other innovative
features are so well suited to
this environment. They let you
work from a safe distance and
still get ultra-high resolution
images that provide detailed
temperature information.
Because they deliver this performance at such a long distance,
they save a lot of climbing and
allow you to inspect areas you
wouldn’t be able to get close
enough to see otherwise without
shutting down production.
Here are just some of the
inspection areas where these
cameras can save you time,
energy, and downtime:
Gain inspection accuracy, versatility, and speed with the
new Fluke Expert Series infrared cameras
• More diagnostic informa-
tion. The more detail you can
see in an infrared image, the
more information you have
to work with. These Fluke
Expert Series infrared cameras give you both detail and
information.
• Super high resolution
images. Get four times the
standard mode resolution
and pixels (up to 3.1 million
pixels on the TiX1000 and up
to 1.2 million pixels with the
TiX660) with Super Resolution
mode for crisp images that
deliver maximum detail.
• Large 5.6 inch rotatable
LCD display lets you more
easily inspect over, under, and
around difficult-to-navigate
equipment.
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• A tiltable LCoS color view-
finder display with 800 x
600 pixel resolution provides
great visibility in daylight
applications.
• Advanced focus systems
offer a choice of manual, auto
focus and LaserSharp
Focus and EverSharp multifocal recording features,
for quick, accurate, in-focus
image capture.
• Maximum lens flexibility
with field replaceable optional
lenses (2x and 4x telephoto
lenses and two wide-angle
lenses gives you the ability to capture high-resolution
images close up or at a distance, eliminating the need in
many cases to climb a tower
or stack.
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• Gray scale and full color
imaging serve a variety of
applications.
• Video capture with voice
and text annotations makes
it easier to document trouble
points.
• Fluke Connect™ wireless
compatibility allows inspec-
tors to send images and
measurements to smartphones
and iPads with the Fluke
Connect
®
mobile app for team
collaboration*.
• Handheld versatility and the
included neck strap make it
easy to carry if you do have to
climb a ladder.
*Within providers wireless service area.