Fluke TiX1000 Application Note

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
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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.
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