Title :
An alternative method for the monitoring of strain and temperature in a nuclear fusion reactor
Author :
Crolla, Paul ; Niewczas, Pawel ; Mcdonald, James R
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents an optical fiber sensor solution for the measurement of strain and temperature within a nuclear fusion reactor. A summary of the method of sensor construction and sensor interrogation is presented.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; fusion reactors; strain measurement; strain sensors; temperature measurement; temperature sensors; ITER; alternative method; nuclear fusion reactor; optical fiber sensor solution; sensor construction; sensor interrogation; strain measurement; strain monitoring; temperature measurement; temperature monitoring; Capacitive sensors; Fiber gratings; Fusion reactors; Inductors; Monitoring; Optical fiber sensors; Plasma temperature; Strain measurement; Temperature sensors; Toroidal magnetic fields; finite element method; gratings; heating; optical fiber transducers; optical filters; peak detectors; strain measurement; temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2009 Proceedings of the 44th International
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6823-2
