Fiber-optic sensor design for chemical process and environmental monitoring

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1069-1076

  Mahendran, R S ^a   Wang, L ^a   Machavaram, V R ^a   Pandita, S D ^a   Chen, R ^a   Kukureka, S N ^a   Fernando, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cure kinetics; Environmental monitoring; Fiber optic chemical sensors; Moisture

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROCESS; CROSSLINKING REACTION; CURE KINETICS; CURE PROCESS; CURE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIBER-OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; IN-SITU MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; PROCESSING CONDITION; RESIN SYSTEMS; SEMIEMPIRICAL MODELS; SENSOR DESIGNS; SENSOR SYSTEMS; THERMOSETTING RESIN SYSTEMS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CURING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SENSORS; PROCESSING; RESINS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMOSETS;

MOISTURE CONTROL;

EID: 68549088718     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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