IR Camera (FLIR)

Description

Use the FLIR ONE Pro Gen 3 thermal camera to see examples of conduction, convection, radiation, latent heat, or insulation.

Possible demonstrations:

Black trash bag (see through)
Pyrex casserole dish (absorbs IR)
Alcohol (to make fire)
Methanol (to make fire)
Whiteboard (reflection)
Heat transfer on lab table
Warming/cooling of hands via friction or ice water bath
Warming of friction blocks on each other (wood vs felt)

Thermal image of finger drawing on lab table

Red, green, yellow, blue thermal image of a man sitting in an office setting

Orange & purple thermal image of a man sitting in an office setting

Black & white thermal image of a man sitting in an office setting

FLIR ONE camera mounted on an iPhone in a tripod on a lab table (from the front)

FLIR ONE camera mounted on an iPhone in a tripod on a lab table (from behind)

Aliases

FLIR, Infrared Camera

PIRA DCS Number

5N30.45B

Preparation Time

5-10 minutes

Equipment Requirements

The FLIR camera requires an iOS device with Lightning connector, such as iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Vernier Thermal Analysis Plus app or other FLIR-compatible app Vernier Thermal Analysis Plus app requires iOS 11 or newer.

Preparation & Instructions

To broadcast video stream on iPhone join a Zoom meeting and join on the instructor PC.