FIBRE-OPTIC PRESSURE SENSOR Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC G01L1/24 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: problem is solved by designing a fibre-optic pressure sensor, having a housing with two tubular elements, having at least one plugged end, mounted in the housing such that the second end of the first tubular element is connected to the housing and is linked with a channel for feeding working medium, and the second end of the second tubular element is open and linked with the inside of the housing through which is passed an optical fibre with two Bragg gratings, attached by areas with the Bragg gratings directly to the outer cylindrical surface of the tubular elements such that one of the gratings is located on the first tubular element and the second grating is located on the second tubular element. The problem is also solved by mounting the second tubular element to the inner wall of the housing and by mounting the second tubular element to the inner wall of the housing coaxially to the first tubular element. The tubular elements are made of the same material and have identical geometrical dimensions. The problem is also solved directing portions of the optical fibres equipped with Bragg gratings along the edge of the cylindrical surface of the tubular elements. The disclosed design of the fibre-optic pressure sensor enables to solve the problem of quality and reliable measurement of pressure of working medium of remote objects with transmission of information over a fibre-optic link for long-term operation, up to several years, without intermediate maintenance and adjustment procedures.

EFFECT: simple design of a fibre-optic pressure sensor, assembly thereof and avoiding the need to adjust sensor elements thereof during assembly, smaller size of the sensor and high reliability and accuracy of measuring pressure.

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