Title :
Experimental demonstration of a leakage monitoring system for large diameter water pipes using a fiber optic distributed sensor system
Author :
Ruiz Lombera, Ruben ; Mirapeix Serrano, Jesus ; Martinez, Oscar ; San Emeterio, Jose Domingo ; Lopez-Higuera, Jose Miguel
Author_Institution :
Photonics Eng. Group, Univ. de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper an experimental demonstration of a leakage monitoring system designed for large diameter water pipes is discussed. The proposed solution is a distributed optical fiber sensor system based on Brillouin scattering. The design and implementation of a specific infrastructure simulating the conditions to be found in field tests have allowed to carry out a comprehensive set of experiments that will show the feasibility of the proposed approach.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; distributed sensors; fibre optic sensors; monitoring; pipes; Brillouin scattering; fiber optic distributed sensor system; large diameter water pipes; leakage monitoring system; Monitoring; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Spatial resolution; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; distributed sensor; leakage detection; optical fiber sensor; stimulated Brillouin scattering; water pipes;
Conference_Titel :
SENSORS, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Valencia
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENS.2014.6985397
