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Sensing of hydrostatic pressure using FBG sensor for liquid level measurement
Author(s) -
Sengupta D.,
Sai Shankar M.,
Saidi Reddy P.,
Sai Prasad R.L. N.,
Srimannarayana K.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.26890
Subject(s) - sensitivity (control systems) , fiber bragg grating , pressure sensor , materials science , hydrostatic pressure , hydrostatic equilibrium , temperature coefficient , temperature measurement , microwave , pressure measurement , tube (container) , optics , acoustics , optoelectronics , electronic engineering , composite material , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , telecommunications , mechanics , wavelength , quantum mechanics
Pressure and temperature are two important parameters in hydrostatic pressure based liquid level sensing. In this study, we propose a liquid level sensor based on hydrostatic pressure variation sensed by fiber Bragg grating (FBG1) attached to a bourdon tube. The water column pressure sensitivity coefficient of FBG1 is 0.072 nm/m. One more FBG2 is incorporated to avoid cross sensitivity of temperature. The temperature sensitivity coefficient of the FBG1 and FBG2 are 10.5 pm/°C and 10.2 pm/°C. The packaged sensor head can be placed inside a chamber and also easily mountable external to the tank for the measurement of liquid level. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:1679–1683, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26890