Title :
Fiber optic sensor for simultaneous leak detection of hydrazine and nitrogen dioxide gases
Author :
Andrawis, Alfred S. ; Santiago, Josephine B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., South Dakota State Univ., Brookings, SD
Abstract :
Hydrazine and nitrogen dioxide hypergolic propellants are hazardous gases. This paper experimentally demonstrates, for the first time to our knowledge, the development of a fiber optic sensor for simultaneous leak monitoring of both gases at room temperature and pressure
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; gas sensors; leak detection; 293 to 298 K; NO2; fiber optic sensor; hazardous gases; hydrazine gas; hypergolic propellants; nitrogen dioxide gas; room temperature; simultaneous leak detection; Flammability; Fuels; Gas detectors; Gases; Leak detection; Nitrogen; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Propellants; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215527
