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Title: A Fiber Optic Ultrasonic Sensing System for High Temperature Monitoring Using Optically Generated Ultrasonic Waves

Abstract

This paper presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of a novel fiber optic ultrasonic sensing system based on the photoacoustic (PA) ultrasound generation principle and Fabry-Perot interferometer principle for high temperature monitoring applications. The velocity of a sound wave traveling in a medium is proportional to the medium’s temperature. The fiber optic ultrasonic sensing system was applied to measure the change of the velocity of sound. A fiber optic ultrasonic generator and a Fabry-Perot fiber sensor were used as the signal generator and receiver, respectively. A carbon black-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) material was utilized as the photoacoustic material for the fiber optic ultrasonic generator. Two tests were performed. The system verification test proves the ultrasound sensing capability. The high temperature test validates the high temperature measurement capability. The sensing system survived 700 °C. It successfully detects the ultrasonic signal and got the temperature measurements. The test results agreed with the reference sensor data. Two potential industry applications of fiber optic ultrasonic sensing system are, it could serve as an acoustic pyrometer for temperature field monitoring in an industrial combustion facility, and it could be used for exhaust gas temperature monitoring for a turbine engine.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA (United States)
  2. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
OSTI Identifier:
1614196
Grant/Contract Number:  
FE0023031
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Sensors
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 19; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1424-8220
Publisher:
MDPI AG
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; Chemistry; Engineering; Instruments & Instrumentation; fiber optic sensor; high temperature monitoring; ultrasonic; photoacoustic; Fabry-Perot

Citation Formats

Zhou, Jingcheng, Guo, Xu, Du, Cong, Cao, Chengyu, and Wang, Xingwei. A Fiber Optic Ultrasonic Sensing System for High Temperature Monitoring Using Optically Generated Ultrasonic Waves. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.3390/s19020404.
Zhou, Jingcheng, Guo, Xu, Du, Cong, Cao, Chengyu, & Wang, Xingwei. A Fiber Optic Ultrasonic Sensing System for High Temperature Monitoring Using Optically Generated Ultrasonic Waves. United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19020404
Zhou, Jingcheng, Guo, Xu, Du, Cong, Cao, Chengyu, and Wang, Xingwei. 2019. "A Fiber Optic Ultrasonic Sensing System for High Temperature Monitoring Using Optically Generated Ultrasonic Waves". United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19020404. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1614196.
@article{osti_1614196,
title = {A Fiber Optic Ultrasonic Sensing System for High Temperature Monitoring Using Optically Generated Ultrasonic Waves},
author = {Zhou, Jingcheng and Guo, Xu and Du, Cong and Cao, Chengyu and Wang, Xingwei},
abstractNote = {This paper presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of a novel fiber optic ultrasonic sensing system based on the photoacoustic (PA) ultrasound generation principle and Fabry-Perot interferometer principle for high temperature monitoring applications. The velocity of a sound wave traveling in a medium is proportional to the medium’s temperature. The fiber optic ultrasonic sensing system was applied to measure the change of the velocity of sound. A fiber optic ultrasonic generator and a Fabry-Perot fiber sensor were used as the signal generator and receiver, respectively. A carbon black-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) material was utilized as the photoacoustic material for the fiber optic ultrasonic generator. Two tests were performed. The system verification test proves the ultrasound sensing capability. The high temperature test validates the high temperature measurement capability. The sensing system survived 700 °C. It successfully detects the ultrasonic signal and got the temperature measurements. The test results agreed with the reference sensor data. Two potential industry applications of fiber optic ultrasonic sensing system are, it could serve as an acoustic pyrometer for temperature field monitoring in an industrial combustion facility, and it could be used for exhaust gas temperature monitoring for a turbine engine.},
doi = {10.3390/s19020404},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1614196}, journal = {Sensors},
issn = {1424-8220},
number = 2,
volume = 19,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Sat Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}

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