Fiber Bragg Grating Pressure Sensor Integrated with Epoxy Diaphragm
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. FBG Sensing Principle
2.2. Design and Fabrication of FBG Pressure Sensor
2.3. Experimental Setup and Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Water Level (mm) | Theoretical Prediction Equation (9) (Pa) | Experimental Measurement Equation (8) (Pa) | Error | |
---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 491 | 0.081 | 463.53 | 5.59% |
100 | 981 | 0.163 | 932.78 | 4.92% |
150 | 1472 | 0.25 | 1430.65 | 2.81% |
200 | 1962 | 0.337 | 1928.51 | 1.71% |
250 | 2453 | 0.422 | 2414.93 | 1.55% |
300 | 2943 | 0.51 | 2918.52 | 0.83% |
Water Level (mm) | Theoretical Prediction Equation (9) (Pa) | Experimental Measurement Equation (8) (Pa) | Error | |
---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 491 | 0.0412 | 460.21 | 6.27% |
100 | 981 | 0.0826 | 922.65 | 5.95% |
150 | 1472 | 0.129 | 1440.94 | 2.11% |
200 | 1962 | 0.173 | 1932.42 | 1.51% |
250 | 2453 | 0.216 | 2412.73 | 1.64% |
300 | 2943 | 0.261 | 2915.39 | 0.94% |
Water Level (mm) | Theoretical Prediction Equation (9) (Pa) | Experimental Measurement Equation (8) (Pa) | Error | |
---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 491 | 0.02 | 457.21 | 6.88% |
100 | 981 | 0.041 | 937.28 | 4.46% |
150 | 1472 | 0.062 | 1417.35 | 3.71% |
200 | 1962 | 0.083 | 1897.42 | 3.29% |
250 | 2453 | 0.1053 | 2407.21 | 1.87% |
300 | 2943 | 0.127 | 2903.28 | 1.35% |
Pressure Sensitivity | Water Level Sensitivity | ||
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Present | 175.5 pm/kPa | Present | 16.2 pm/cm |
Pachava et al. [33] | 32.0 pm/kPa | Diaz et al. [35] | 27.4 pm/cm |
Ahmad et al. [26] | 8.7 pm/kPa | Marques et al. [34] | 10.2 pm/cm |
Liang et al. [7] | 0.34 pm/kPa | Song et al. [32] | 1.85 pm/cm |
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Her, S.-C.; Weng, S.-Z. Fiber Bragg Grating Pressure Sensor Integrated with Epoxy Diaphragm. Sensors 2021, 21, 3199. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21093199
Her S-C, Weng S-Z. Fiber Bragg Grating Pressure Sensor Integrated with Epoxy Diaphragm. Sensors. 2021; 21(9):3199. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21093199
Chicago/Turabian StyleHer, Shiuh-Chuan, and Shin-Zhong Weng. 2021. "Fiber Bragg Grating Pressure Sensor Integrated with Epoxy Diaphragm" Sensors 21, no. 9: 3199. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21093199
APA StyleHer, S.-C., & Weng, S.-Z. (2021). Fiber Bragg Grating Pressure Sensor Integrated with Epoxy Diaphragm. Sensors, 21(9), 3199. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21093199