MacLean, Alistair and Moran, C. and Johnstone, W. and Culshaw, B. and Marsh, D. and Parker, P. (2003) Detection of solvents using a distributed fibre optic sensor. Electronics Letters, 39 (17). pp. 1237-1238. ISSN 0013-5194
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:20030838
Abstract
A fibre optic sensor that is capable of distributed detection of liquid solvents is presented. Sensor interrogation using optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) provides the capability of locating solvent spills to a precision of ±2 m over a total sensor length that may extend to 20 km.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 3520 |
| Keywords: | fibre optics, liquid solvents, optical time, reflectometry, Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
| Subjects: | Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
| Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering Professional Services > Estates Management Unknown Department |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2007 |
| Last modified: | 05 Oct 2012 18:54 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/3520 |
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