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View Poll Results: What measurement scale is "Absolute Zero" typically displayed?
Celsius 3 9.09%
Kelvin 29 87.88%
Fahrenheit 1 3.03%
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Old 10/6/08, 8:12 AM
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Arrow Thermography QOD 10-06-2008

Let's start off with something relatively easy.

It is the temperature scale that actually falls on zero.

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All Thermographer's should know this answer. If not, you need to go back to your books.
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this was a good show/dvd, i'll let others reply with answer...although an ex-wife comes to mind



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I used to know a kid named Kelvin C. Farhrenheit.

Cool stuff to look forward to on a Monday.

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No worries....they will get harder

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Default Re: Thermography QOD 10-06-2008

Hi to all,

I'd like to thank Kevin for offering to help out with the QOD series and I look forward to many more IR related questions.

Thanks Kevin

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Default Re: Thermography QOD 10-06-2008

How about expanding this question to: "which temperature scales utilizes the same temperature difference"?

Celsius - Rankine
Fahrenheit - Celsius
Celsius - Kelvin
Kelvin - Fahrenheit
Rankine - Kelvin



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Default Re: Thermography QOD 10-06-2008

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How about expanding this question to: "which temperature scales utilizes the same temperature difference"?

Celsius - Rankine
Fahrenheit - Celsius
Celsius - Kelvin
Kelvin - Fahrenheit
Rankine - Kelvin
Easy does it, David. We don't want give people brain cramps here

We're going to start slow and work our way up to the more difficult questions.

Your question above seems a bit misleading. What do you mean by "Temperature Difference"?

Absolute zero can be defined as either 0 K or 0 R.

Kelvin is equal to −273.15° on the Celsius scale
Rankine is equal to −459.67° on the Fahrenheit scale

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And here I thought it was when you were out of Vodka.

Thanks for starting off the IR questions on the easy side Kevin.



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Default Re: Thermography QOD 10-06-2008

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What do you mean by "Temperature Difference"?
That is the difference in degrees you add to each scale to obtain a known temperature rise or delta.

If you have 100 degrees F (37.8 degrees C) and you add 50 degrees F, what is the degree rise in C?

A 50F rise = 27.7C.

Not that you need to know any of this in my question.

A 100 degree rise in Celsius or Kelvin is the same as a 180 degree rise in Fahrenheit or Rankine.

So the answer to the question is Celsius - Kelvin.

What does this matter?
Delta temps are sometimes listed in K. If they are talking about a 20 degree delta K, you know it is the same as a 20 degree delta C.
Even though the temp value between K & C is 273 degrees different.
Beleive it or not, I came across this last week and I had to think about it.

Seeing everyone did so well, I figured food for thought would tide them over till next week!



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Not that you need to know any of this in my question.

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Sorry Brian! (and others)!



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Sorry Brian! (and others)!
David I hope you know me better than that, no appologies necessary.

Dammed if even kicking and screaming I don't learn something from your posts.



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