For aircraft engine control, one key parameter to detect on an airplane is the exhaust gas temperature (EGT). Presently, thermocouples are used to perform this measurement. These electrical sensors perform adequately; however, fully utilizing the benefits of optical sensors requires replacing electrical architectures with optical architectures. Part of this requires replacing electrical sensors with optical sensors, such as the EGT sensor chosen for these tests. The objective of the development and testing of this prototype sensor system was to determine the feasibility of operating an optical sensor in a hostile aircraft environment. The fiber optic sensor system was developed to measure temperatures from 20/spl deg/C to 600/spl deg/C in an aircraft environment and was utilized to monitor the EGT of an OV-10D aircraft engine. The sensor has successfully flown over 50 hours and proven to be immune to surface deterioration of the optical element (located inside the sensor head) and able to withstand and operate in normal and sustained severe flight conditions where forces on the airplane exceeded 4 g's. Potential commercial uses for this sensor include monitoring temperature for aeropropulsion system control, military vehicle and naval engine control, conventional and nuclear power plant monitoring, and industrial plant monitoring where EMI issues are critical.


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    Title :

    Flight tests on a fiber optic temperature sensor


    Contributors:
    Tuma, M.L. (author) / Sawatari, T. (author) / Yuping Lin (author) / Elam, K.A. (author)


    Publication date :

    1998-01-01


    Size :

    590803 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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