Title :
Fiberoptic bend loss viscometer
Author :
Chang, Cheng-Ling ; Perez, Alex ; Wang, Wei-Chih
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA
Abstract :
This paper presents a fluid viscosity measurement using a compact fiber optic bend loss sensor. The concept of measuring viscosity is based on observing the damping characteristic of the vibration of a fiber probe.
Keywords :
damping; fibre optic sensors; optical fibre losses; viscometers; compact fiber optic bend loss sensor; damping characteristic; fiber probe; fiberoptic bend loss viscometer; fluid viscosity measurement; Damping; Loss measurement; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Probes; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Vibration measurement; Viscosity; Viscometer; bend loss sensor; fiber optical sensor;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688513
