Kiln Insulation Fault - Thermal Imaging Survey Examples

Poor Insulation on a Kiln at a Large UK Manufacturing Company

Our Chesterfield Engineer was called in on site to do routine Themal Imaging when he noticed this fault at 219°C

Kiln Thermography

Kiln 2, Shaft 1.

Kiln Thermography Thermal Image

Thermal Image showing kiln wall as high as 219°C
Further up the kiln wall was another Hot Spot.

Kiln Thermography

Kiln Photo Higher up the Kiln Wall.

Kiln Thermography Thermal Image

Thermal Image showing cabinet temperature 43.6°C
On the oposite side the engineer found a worse hot spot, the kiln need urgent insulation doing, before any of these hotspots caused injury or fire.

Kiln Thermography

To the naked eye everything looks fine.

Kiln Thermography Repaired

To a Thermal Camera you can see the Hazzards before they happen 221°C.