An intrinsic exposed core optical fiber sensor as a quantitative surface crystallization monitoring sensor

Title
An intrinsic exposed core optical fiber sensor as a quantitative surface crystallization monitoring sensor
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Boerkamp, Martijn
Lamb, David
Lye, Peter
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3501-558X
Email: plye@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:plye
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Place of publication
Netherlands
DOI
10.1016/j.snb.2012.12.020
UNE publication id
une:13170
Abstract
An intrinsic exposed core optical fiber sensors has been described that is capable of monitoring surface crystallization, also known as scale formation. The optical fiber sensor is a more reliable sensor of scale growth than other scale sensing methods, such as turbidity measurement, due to its ability to discriminate between bulk and surface crystallization. When the sensor was subjected to the same crystal growth conditions as a stainless steel surface, the optical fiber sensor showed the capability to follow the scale formation on the scale affected stainless steel surface.
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Citation
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, v.177, p. 964-969
ISSN
1873-3077
0925-4005
Start page
964
End page
969

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