FLIR E series User Manual page 9

27.1.1 Copyright notice ...................................................................................................
27.1.2 Training & certification ..........................................................................................
27.1.3 National or regional building codes .....................................................................
27.2 Important note ......................................................................................................................
27.3 Typical field investigations ....................................................................................................
27.3.1 Guidelines .............................................................................................................
27.3.1.1
27.3.1.2
27.3.1.3
27.3.2 About moisture detection .....................................................................................
27.3.3 Moisture detection (1): Low-slope commercial roofs ..........................................
27.3.3.1
27.3.3.2
27.3.3.3
27.3.3.4
27.3.4 Moisture detection (2): Commercial & residential façades ..................................
27.3.4.1
27.3.4.2
27.3.4.3
27.3.5 Moisture detection (3): Decks & balconies ..........................................................
27.3.5.1
27.3.5.2
27.3.5.3
27.3.6 Moisture detection (4): Plumbing breaks & leaks ................................................
27.3.6.1
27.3.6.2
27.3.7 Air infiltration .........................................................................................................
27.3.7.1
27.3.7.2
27.3.7.3
27.3.8 Insulation deficiencies ..........................................................................................
27.3.8.1
27.3.8.2
27.3.8.3
27.4 Theory of building science ...................................................................................................
27.4.1 General information ..............................................................................................
27.4.2 The effects of testing and checking .....................................................................
27.4.3 Sources of disruption in thermography ................................................................
27.4.4 Surface temperature and air leaks .......................................................................
27.4.4.1
27.4.5 Measuring conditions & measuring season .........................................................
27.4.6 Interpretation of infrared images ..........................................................................
27.4.7 Humidity & dew point ...........................................................................................
27.4.7.1
27.4.7.2
27.4.8 Excerpt from Technical Note 'Assessing thermal bridging and insulation
continuity' (UK example) ......................................................................................
27.4.8.1
27.4.8.2
27.4.8.3
27.4.8.4
27.4.8.5
Publ. No. T559597 Rev. a554 - ENGLISH (EN) - September 27, 2011
General guidelines ............................................................................
Guidelines for moisture detection, mold detection & detection of
water damages ..................................................................................
Guidelines for detection of air infiltration & insulation deficiencies ...
General information ...........................................................................
Safety precautions ............................................................................
Commented building structures .......................................................
Commented infrared images ............................................................
General information ...........................................................................
Commented building structures .......................................................
Commented infrared images ............................................................
General information ...........................................................................
Commented building structures .......................................................
Commented infrared images ............................................................
General information ...........................................................................
Commented infrared images ............................................................
General information ...........................................................................
Commented building structures .......................................................
Commented infrared images ............................................................
General information ...........................................................................
Commented building structures .......................................................
Commented infrared images ............................................................
Pressure conditions in a building .....................................................
Relative & absolute humidity ............................................................
Definition of dew point ......................................................................
Credits ...............................................................................................
Introduction .......................................................................................
Background information ...................................................................
Quantitative appraisal of thermal anomalies ....................................
Conditions and equipment ...............................................................
84
84
84
84
85
85
85
85
86
87
87
87
88
89
90
92
92
92
94
94
94
95
97
97
97
98
100
100
100
102
103
103
103
105
107
107
108
109
111
111
117
117
119
119
119
119
119
120
120
121
124
ix