Thermodynamics & Alien-vision -- How I Done It --

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Thermodynamics & Alien-Vision -- How I done It --

Thermodynamics
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Thermodynamics is the branch of physics that deals with heat and temperature, and their relation to energy, work, radiation, and properties of matter. Wikipedia

The complex World Of Physics is a wonderful place that has me amazed on a daily basis. . . .

Why is the sky blue?
Why is water clear?
What is fire?
How does the internet work?

Now days all you need to do is search Google or watch a YouTube video to gain the Knowledge of the Gods and become an Armchair knowledge warrior . . . .

But there are some things that you just have to see for your self . . . . . I've often wondered what it would be like to see Radio-waves or see Gravity, or even see inside a microchip and watch the electrons flying about.

This brings me back the Radio thing, we can hear radio, but cant see it. We can see light, but not electricity. . . . . it turns out that all these things are part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Its been discovered that as Humans we can tune-in to a lot of this spectrum, and that we do . . on a daily basis. We hear sound, we see light, we feel heat & cold, we smell . . . . . . ok ok so smell is not part of the spectrum but all the same. . . . . this is a About Thermodynamics.

Remember that Film Preditor, where you could see mad Alien vision . . . . . i though that was amazing.

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Moving forward 20 years we can now get gadgets to allow us to see alien vision too...

Taking advantage of some Black Friday deals i have finally managed to bag myself a bit of kit I've wanted for the last 20yrs . . . . but could never afford. -- Real Alien Vision, thanks to a new FLIR ONE PRO thermal camera.

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So whats all this got to do with T6F? . . . . . . well lets see.

So new toy, first thing to do is take a pic of the Dog right !

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next this is a pic of a mirror reflection . . . . .

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ok . . . . hows about the Wifi router . . . ?

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and PC . . . ?

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right, enough messing about . . . . . . . over to van >>>>>>>>>>

First off, the cold van . . . . . its supprising how as we see reflections . . . . heat or thermal energy is reflected too . . .

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this is the cold windscreen from outside, the yellow at the bottom is the reflecdtion from the house in the glass !

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this is from inside with the heated screen on . . . .

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here you can clearly see the gap between the left & right side heating elements:

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ok, so what about the heated side mirrors . . . . .

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here is a cold wheel . . . . the yellow is actually my reflection on the shinney break disc !!

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Now for some more interewsting bits . . . . what about the wheel after a drive . . . .

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and the breaks . . . .
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and tyres . . . .

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what about the engine bay . . . . . . ?

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looks like the hottest part is the Turbo . . . . . .

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back box . . . . . . . . ?

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so there we have it Alien Vision . . . . . . . and the ability to see heat, thermal energy, infrared radiation.


Now appart from just being a toy there are legitimate technical uses for these cameras in the automotive diagnostic world, as well as building control and engineering.

But for the meantime lets have some fun. . . . . .

what do you want to see o the van with Alien Vision . . . . ?

Heated seats are an obvious one . . . . so comment below and lets see what we can get together. =]

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I have had one of these on my wish list for ages, I need to see if it will spot wildlife at distance...

...your mission, should you choose to accept it, is...
 
Like Loz, been on my wish list for sometime.

1.. And like loz, I wonder how far away it will pick out shapes ( wildlife )

2.. I like to see what temperature does your kettle boil at? :)
 
I’ve been toying with a FLIR for years. I work in property and as such it’s good to see how well houses are insulated.

In the same vein, it’d be good to see a campervan fully insulated on a cold day with the diesel heater running. Compare that to a non insulated one....

I’ll volunteer mine!
 
All the above requests noted..

In the meantime here's some more interesting pics....

Dash vents with 22degC temp


Heated seats....with the covers on.


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USB socket...? Strange.

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Dash vents with 22degC temp

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Does that USB socket feel warm ? It has a 12v to 5v converter in it I guess, which will generate some heat even when not under load. Is there a light in it too ?

Pete
 
Does that USB socket feel warm ? It has a 12v to 5v converter in it I guess, which will generate some heat even when not under load. Is there a light in it too ?

Pete

Does that USB socket feel warm ? - No

It has a 12v to 5v converter in it - that was my assumption too.

Is there a light in it too ? - dont think so
 
Do exhaust again, during a regen and compare.

Scene Dynamic Range
-20°C — 400°C (-4°F — 752°F)

+400degC max . . . . . . but just caught this as i got out the van . . . . . fans come on so i was doing an active regen . . .

not sure why the meter shows >150C but you still get the idea . . . ,. ITS SMOKING HOT !!!!! - no wonder they have the fans running!

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Not Van related . . . . . but still interesting.

Radiator....

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Radiator behind a rad-cover thing:

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Bath tap (hot & cold)

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LED lightbulb:

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This one is MAD!! - The left open door is hiding a small radiator, but its almost invisible on the thermal imager . . . . and door to the right shows the poor insulation and the cold air around the door frame . . . You can evcen see the internal construction of both doors.

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internal double glazing . . . . the yellow is showing the reflected heat back into the room, the pinky colour shows the UPVC framwork, and the blue/black shows the wall/blockwork.

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You need to point it at the house from outside to see where you need more insulation.
 
How much does the gadget cost @Dellmassive , if you dont mind me asking? Got a link?
Here we go...

Ebay, shipped in from Germany.

A few different versions, IOS, Android, Type-C etc...PRO, NON PRO...

The one I got is below. FLIR ONE PRO GEN3.

Basically much higher resolution and temp range than the standard version.

From this guy....

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