State-of-the-art instrumentation techniques have provided an opportunity to obtain greater insight into the characteristics of cryogenic liquid storage. Optical fiber sensors that utilize fiber Bragg gratings are a viable option for temperature sensing in volatile liquid such as liquid oxygen because there is no risk of electrical sparking and no electromagnetic interference. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center (Edwards, California) has developed a novel, simple-to-fabricate fiber array sensor that has been tested and found to be three times more sensitive than typical fiber sensors under cryogenic condition (traditional fiber sensors can suffer from reduced sensitivity below 100 K). Cryogenic temperature monitoring using the NASA fiber optic sensing system is demonstrated in a simulated cryostatic condition, as well as in an elevated pressure environment under liquid nitrogen. Measurement accuracy is compared with traditional silicon diodes. Instrument installation, sensor characteristics, and experimental results are discussed in detail.
Novel Fiber Optic Sensing Arrays with Enhanced Sensitivity in Cryogenic Temperatures
2021-08-01
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