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AssigneeJohnson Matthey Public Limited Company
InventorsMatthew John Cousins, Michael Davies, Andrew Johnson, Peter Stones, Paul White
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A method of recording images within a furnace using a thermal imaging camera comprising a bore scope connected to a digital camera unit is described, comprising the steps of: (a) inserting the borescope into the interior of the furnace, (b) collecting one of more images of the interior of the furnace using the thermal imaging camera with the borescope at a first position, and (c) moving the borescope from the first position to a second position and collecting one or more images of the interior of the furnace as the borescope is moved from the first position to the second position, wherein the borescope movement is guided by means of a guide device comprising a movable borescope mounting, mounted externally on the furnace.
A method of recording images within a furnace using a thermal imaging camera comprising a borescope connected to a digital camera unit, the furnace having an interior, the method comprising:
An apparatus for recording images within a furnace, comprising (i) a thermal imaging camera comprising a digital camera unit connected to a borescope and capable of recording a plurality of images, and (ii) a guide device comprising a movable borescope mounting for guiding the borescope, wherein the guide device is configured to be mounted externally on the furnace and to guide movement of the borescope from a first position to a second position within the furnace and wherein the movable borescope mounting provides a circular movement from the first position to the second position, thereby causing the borescope to describe a cone within the furnace as the borescope is moved from the first position to the second position.
A device suitable for guiding a borescope of a thermal imaging camera within a furnace, said device comprising a borescope guide device comprising a movable borescope mounting and configured to be mounted on the exterior of the furnace wherein the movable borescope mounting provides a circular movement from a first position to a second position, thereby causing the borescope to describe a cone within the furnace as the borescope is moved from the first position to the second position.
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