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Aerial Thermal · Province-wide

Industrial Thermal Survey by drone.

Heat-loss mapping on tanks and pipelines, refractory damage, stack hot spots, and district-energy networks — plant-scale radiometric surveys from the air.

-20 to +650 °C
Measurement range
Plant-scale
Coverage per mobilisation
GPS-tagged
Every frame, every finding

Free phone consult · No pressure · Mon–Sat 8am–6pm PT

Why clients choose it

Typical assets

Tank and pipeline heat-loss programsRefractory and stack conditionDistrict heating networksElectrical switchyard scans (standoff)

How it works

  1. 1

    Asset inventory

    The survey list is built from the site's integrity and energy priorities — tanks, lines, stacks, substations, networks.

  2. 2

    Flight campaign

    Systematic radiometric capture across the inventory, flown at conditions that maximise each asset class's signal.

  3. 3

    Analysis

    Findings classified: insulation loss, refractory hot spots, level/interface lines, electrical heating — quantified, not just imaged.

  4. 4

    Program report

    Asset-by-asset condition with ranked actions — the screening layer that aims follow-up NDT and maintenance spend precisely.

Frequently asked

What does a stack or refractory hot spot mean?

External hot spots on stacks, kilns, and lined vessels mark where internal refractory has thinned or failed — the shell is seeing temperatures it was never designed for. Caught early it is a reline entry on the next planned outage; caught late it is a shell breach. Aerial thermography monitors the whole structure, including elevations nobody can see from grade.

Can you find buried district-heating leaks from the air?

Yes — buried hot-water distribution leaks paint persistent warm anomalies on the surface above, especially in cool conditions. Flying the network maps loss points across kilometres in a session, and pairs naturally with our acoustic and GPR underground leak services for pinpointing.

How does thermal mapping quantify insulation heat loss?

Radiometric surface temperatures across a tank or line, combined with ambient and wind data, convert to estimated heat-flux differentials between intact and degraded zones. The output ranks insulation repairs by energy payback — maintenance with an ROI attached.

Can you scan electrical infrastructure?

Switchyards, transmission hardware, and substation equipment scan well from safe standoff — loose connections and overloaded components heat distinctively. We coordinate flight clearances with operations; nobody approaches energised gear.

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