B3.4 - Fiber-Optic Measurement of Temperature Profiles
- Event
- AMA Conferences 2017
2017-05-30 - 2017-06-01
Nürnberg, Germany - Band
- Proceedings Sensor 2017
- Chapter
- B3 - Fiber-Optical Sensors
- Author(s)
- J. Schwarz, D. Samiec - Polytec GmbH, Waldbronn (Germany)
- Pages
- 212 - 216
- DOI
- 10.5162/sensor2017/B3.4
- ISBN
- 978-3-9816876-4-4
- Price
- free
Abstract
Temperature measurements in industrial or R&D applications are conventionally based on thermocouples. But the single point method fails, if continuous temperature profiles are required at a specific date. Glass fibers are light weight, minimal invasive, can easily be integrated and used to measure in liquids, strong electro-magnetic or RF fields. Installation is easy and time saving. Temperature profiles with spatial resolution in the order of millimeters allow a much deeper understanding of heat exchange or flow processes. They help to allocate local hot-spots, feed existing FEM models and improve the degree of efficiency and safety wherever temperature counts.