Fiber optic sensors for monitoring sodium circuits and power grid cables

Author

Kasinathan, M. ; Sosamma, S. ; Pandian, C. ; Vijayakumar, V. ; Chandramouli, S. ; Nashine, B.K. ; Rao, C. Babu ; Murali, N. ; Rajan, K.K. ; Jayakumar, T.

Author_Institution

IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India

fYear

2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

At Kalpakkam, India, a programme on development of Raman Distributed Temperature sensor (RDTS) for Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR) application is undertaken. Leak detection in sodium circuits of FBR is critical for the safety and performance of the reactors. It is demonstrated that RDTS can be usefully employed in monitoring sodium circuits and in tracking the percolating sodium in case of any leak. Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced (ACSR) cable is commonly used as overhead power transmission cable in power grid. A second application demonstrates the suitability of using RDTS to monitor this transmission cable for any defect.

Keywords

Raman spectra; fibre optic sensors; fission reactor cooling; fission reactor instrumentation; fission reactor materials; fission reactor safety; liquid metal fast breeder reactors; power cables; power overhead lines; temperature sensors; ACSR cables; FBR sodium circuit leak detection; RDTS; Raman distributed temperature sensor; aluminum conductor steel reinforced cables; fast breeder reactors; fiber optic sensors; overhead power transmission cable; power grid cable monitoring; reactor performance; reactor safety; sodium circuit monitoring; Insulation; Monitoring; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber sensors; Power cables; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2011 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ghent

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0925-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ANIMMA.2011.6172875

Filename

6172875