Fiber-optic detector for oils and solvents

Details Fiber-optic detector for oils and solvents Fiber-optic detector for oils and solvents

1988-03-10

1989-11-21

Westin, Edward P.

Radiant energy

Photocells; circuits and apparatus

Optical or pre-photocell system

250227, 73293, G01N 1506

Patent

active

048824992

ABSTRACT:
A liquid detector utilizing fiber optics, by which the presence of oils and various solvents can be detected. The detector is internally safe because the optical fiber is an insulator and may therefore be used to monitor liquids involving fire or explosive hazards. The detector may be used to detect leakage when storing oils and solvents, because it reacts most rapidly with these liquids. The detector makes use of capillarity of a sensing pick-up thereof, the optical reflection coefficient of the pick-up material changing as the pick-up material comes into contact with the liquid to be detected.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4159420 (1979-06-01), Tsunoda
patent: 4386269 (1983-05-01), Murphy

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