Optical fiber sensor for temperature measurement from 600  to 1900 C in gas turbine engines

George W. Tregay; Paul R. Calabrese; Peter L. Kaplin; Mark J. Finney

doi:10.1117/12.50982

1 December 1991 Optical fiber sensor for temperature measurement from 600 to 1900 C in gas turbine engines

George W. Tregay, Paul R. Calabrese, Peter L. Kaplin, Mark J. Finney

Proceedings Volume 1589, Specialty Fiber Optic Systems for Mobile Platforms; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50982
Event: OE Fiber, 1991, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

A temperature sensor system has been fabricated specifically for the harsh environment encountered in temperature measurement on gas turbine engines. Four components comprised the system: a thermally emissive source, a high temperature lightguide, a flexible optical cable and an electro-optic signal processor. The emissive source was located inside a sapphire rod so that the sapphire serves as both a lightguide and as a protective shroud. As the probe was heated, the thermal radiation from the emissive source increased with increasing temperature. The flexible optical cable was constructed with 200 micron core fiber and ruggedized for turbine engine applications. The electro-optic signal processor used the ratio of intensity in two wavelength intervals to determine a digital value of the temperature. The probe tip was operated above 1900°C in a low velocity propane flame and above 1500°C at Mach .37. Probe housings, optical cables, and signal processors were constructed and environmentally tested for the temperature and vibration experienced by turbine engine sensors. This technology was used to build an optical exhaust gas sensor for a General Electric Aircraft Engines F404 turbine. The four optical probes and optical cable were a functional replacement for four thermocouple probes. The system was ground tested for 50 hours with an excess of 1000 thermal cycles. This optical temperature sensor system measured gas temperature up to the operational limit of the turbine engine.

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George W. Tregay, Paul R. Calabrese, Peter L. Kaplin, and Mark J. Finney "Optical fiber sensor for temperature measurement from 600 to 1900 C in gas turbine engines", Proc. SPIE 1589, Specialty Fiber Optic Systems for Mobile Platforms, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50982

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