Distributed flow sensing using optical hot -wire grid

Opt Express. 2012 Apr 9;20(8):8240-9. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.008240.

Abstract

An optical hot-wire flow sensing grid is presented using a single piece of self-heated optical fiber to perform distributed flow measurement. The flow-induced temperature loss profiles along the fiber are interrogated by the in-fiber Rayleigh backscattering, and spatially resolved in millimeter resolution using optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR). The flow rate, position, and flow direction are retrieved simultaneously. Both electrical and optical on-fiber heating were demonstrated to suit different flow sensing applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.