Process Monitoring with Optical Fibers and Harsh Environment Sensors Book

	Conference Committees
	Sensitive oil industry: users of advanced technology	4
	Challenges in sensor development for the electric utility industry	10
	Self-calibrated interferometric/intensity-based (SCIIB) optical fiber pressure sensor	21
	Radiation hardness of fiber optic sensors for monitoring and remote handling applications in nuclear environments	28
	New techniques to apply an optical fiber image guide to harsh radiation environments in nuclear facilities	40
	Monitoring burnt level of refractory lining of blast furnaces using an optical fiber detector	48
	High-temperature optical fiber sensors for characterization of advanced composite aerospace materials	58
	Utilization of fiber optic Bragg grating sensors in concrete columns confined with glass-fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) laminate under uniaxial compression test	64
	Miniaturized fiber optic 3D mapping system	73
	Embedded fiber optic dual-use sensing technique for concrete structure	81
	Optical diagnostics in gas turbine combustors	92
	Optical sensors for turbine engine applications	99
	Miniature high-frequency temperature-insensitive fiber optic pressure sensor for gas turbine engine applications	111
	Absolute sapphire optical fiber interferometric sensors	115
	Measurement of flow-induced vibrations using a fiber Bragg grating sensor	124
	Miniaturized fiber optic magnetic field sensors	136
	Fiber optic sensor for measuring very small holes	143
	Optical fiber sensor monitoring fault gas based on modulated fiber grating model filter	147
	Near-infrared diffuse reflectance fiber optic spectroscopy for process monitoring applications	158
	Fiber optic noncontact reflectance probe for detection of contamination in pharmaceutical mixing vessels	167
	Performance of a fiber optic sensor for online measurement of coating thickness	174
	Noncoherent light interferometry as a thickness gauge	180
	Digital camera focus assessment using a camera flange-mounted fiber optic probe	192
	Multiaxis fiber grating strain sensor applications for structural monitoring and process control	206
	Fiber optic sensor for bidirectional air flow measurement in low-velocity process streams	215
	Process monitoring during manufacturing of large-scale composite parts	226
	Long-life fiber optic pressure sensors for monitoring and control of gas machinery	237
	Development of on-fiber optical sensors utilizing chromogenic materials	245
	Novel technology for flame and gas detection in the petrochemical industry	256
	Electrical pH control in aqueous solutions	268
	Search for technological advantages and commercial success in sensor applications: lessons of industrial trials for fiber multianalyzer technology	280
	FOS gauging technique of Yangtse River level with millimeter accuracy	295
	Dynamic response analysis of wavelength scanning fiber optic interferometry	304
	Development, installation, and initial results of fiber optic chloride sensors embedded into bridge decks	311
	pH optrode for the complete working range	319
	Addendum	326
	Author Index	327