Non contact measurement & inspection
The thermal imagery produced by the FLIR SC6700 clearly shows how the temperature quietly builds and maintains between 135°F and 210°F
frequency of friction too early the piston will grow much faster than the cylinder. If there is not adequate space between piston and cylinder to account for this growth, the engine could suffer what is known as a cold seizure. By allowing the engine to warm up before you start riding, you allow all the components in the engine to slowly expand and stabilise. Once the engine is warm, changes in the engine part dimensions are less drastic and there is much less risk of damaging the engine.
Bringing Science-BaSed Tech To The drag racing STrip
In a test set-up along a drag racing track, a FLIR SC6700 was used to capture the result of a Hot Head DragPro competition Engine Heater. The thermal imagery produced by the FLIR SC6700 clearly shows how the temperature quietly builds and maintains exact between 135°F and 210°F. This set-up does not come from out of nowhere. Thanks to his background and experience with the National Laboratory, the founder of
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Hot Products Engineering, Pete Davis, is no stranger to the power of thermal imaging: “I have used thermal imaging cameras before to study thermal patterns in a research and development context, so I knew that these cameras can see things that aren't visible to the naked eye.” So when Pete Davis started a
company that would manufacture engine preheating systems – a product that obviously solves a temperature-related problem for its customers – he knew that thermal imaging would be able to show racing professionals the value of a pre- heating system. “We are constantly developing new markets for our engine pre-heating systems and so we need to educate our customers all the time about the value of our products. Thermal imaging is a great help for this, and we rely heavily on the images that we have captured with the FLIR SC6700,” Davis continues. “Before, we really had no visual information about the efficiency of our products, until we used this thermal imaging camera.” “The FLIR images also help us
establish our image of a science-based company. Hot Products Engineering (HPE) is based in Pleasanton, California just over the hill from major universities, National Laboratories and Silicon Valley. These surroundings play an important role in efficiently developing our products.”
Working WiTh The FLir Sc6700
The FLIR SC6000 Series cameras offer high speed and high resolution imagery in a package that is easy to use, yet flexible in configurations for just about any scientific or research application. “The FLIR SC6700 thermal images present the heat build-up of the engine in great detail,” says Davis. “The FLIR camera is very advanced, but still easy enough to use and it reveals its info very swiftly to the user. Additionally, the FLIR SC6700 offers you a lot of options, after the image capture, to visualise, explore or modify your thermal images.”
FLIR Systems
www.flir.com March 2019 Instrumentation Monthly
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