Design and Implementation of Distributed Ultra-High Temperature Sensing System With a Single Crystal Fiber
Abstract
Modern high-temperature processes, such as fossil energy production, nuclear reactors, and chemical reactors lack robust, distributed sensing systems to map temperatures in these high-value harsh-environment systems. Regular silica-fiber-based distributed temperature sensing systems usually only operate at temperatures below about 800 °C. In this paper, we present the design, implementation, and testing of a distributed ultra-high temperature sensing system using Raman scattering intensity, which operates from room temperature to above 1400 °C. Consideration is given to the impacts of thermal radiation, fluorescence, and the multimode nature of unclad single-crystal fiber to optimize the system. Results from picosecond and sub-nanosecond lasers were compared. Measurements were taken with a ~2 m sapphire optical fiber, which represents the longest commercially available length. Here, a spatial resolution of 12.4 cm and position standard deviation of 0.28 mm were achieved up to the maximum testing temperature of 1400 °C, which is a new record for distributed temperature sensing systems.
- Authors:
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- Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)
- National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Morgantown, WV (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Morgantown, WV (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- FE; USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1509709
- Report Number(s):
- NETL-PUB-22326
Journal ID: ISSN 0733-8724
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Lightwave Technology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 36; Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 0733-8724
- Publisher:
- IEEE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; crystals; high-temperature; optical fiber applications; Raman scattering; time-domain analysis
Citation Formats
Liu, Bo, Buric, Michael P., Chorpening, Benjamin T., Yu, Zhihao, Homa, Daniel S., Pickrell, Gary R., and Wang, Anbo. Design and Implementation of Distributed Ultra-High Temperature Sensing System With a Single Crystal Fiber. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1109/jlt.2018.2874395.
Liu, Bo, Buric, Michael P., Chorpening, Benjamin T., Yu, Zhihao, Homa, Daniel S., Pickrell, Gary R., & Wang, Anbo. Design and Implementation of Distributed Ultra-High Temperature Sensing System With a Single Crystal Fiber. United States. doi:10.1109/jlt.2018.2874395.
Liu, Bo, Buric, Michael P., Chorpening, Benjamin T., Yu, Zhihao, Homa, Daniel S., Pickrell, Gary R., and Wang, Anbo. Tue .
"Design and Implementation of Distributed Ultra-High Temperature Sensing System With a Single Crystal Fiber". United States. doi:10.1109/jlt.2018.2874395. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1509709.
@article{osti_1509709,
title = {Design and Implementation of Distributed Ultra-High Temperature Sensing System With a Single Crystal Fiber},
author = {Liu, Bo and Buric, Michael P. and Chorpening, Benjamin T. and Yu, Zhihao and Homa, Daniel S. and Pickrell, Gary R. and Wang, Anbo},
abstractNote = {Modern high-temperature processes, such as fossil energy production, nuclear reactors, and chemical reactors lack robust, distributed sensing systems to map temperatures in these high-value harsh-environment systems. Regular silica-fiber-based distributed temperature sensing systems usually only operate at temperatures below about 800 °C. In this paper, we present the design, implementation, and testing of a distributed ultra-high temperature sensing system using Raman scattering intensity, which operates from room temperature to above 1400 °C. Consideration is given to the impacts of thermal radiation, fluorescence, and the multimode nature of unclad single-crystal fiber to optimize the system. Results from picosecond and sub-nanosecond lasers were compared. Measurements were taken with a ~2 m sapphire optical fiber, which represents the longest commercially available length. Here, a spatial resolution of 12.4 cm and position standard deviation of 0.28 mm were achieved up to the maximum testing temperature of 1400 °C, which is a new record for distributed temperature sensing systems.},
doi = {10.1109/jlt.2018.2874395},
journal = {Journal of Lightwave Technology},
number = 23,
volume = 36,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {10}
}
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