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Extreme Temperature Thermal and Pressure Sensors

Luna Labs – Applied Research & Development > Applied Research Technologies > Materials > Extreme Temperature Thermal and Pressure Sensors

Extreme Range Temperature Sensor

Luna has developed an extremely high frequency fiber optic temperature sensor.  These sensors have been shown to be highly repeatable over multiple high temperature cycles beyond 1100ËšC (2012ËšF) and cycles as low as -269ËšC (-452.2ËšF).  The sensors have been demonstrated to survive short excursions to 1400ËšC (2552ËšF) and have demonstrated high frequency performance of 2.4×106 ËšC/s.  Luna Innovations’ fiber-optic temperature sensors are robust, immune to Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI), and extremely sensitive (better than 0.1ËšC (0.05ËšF) resolution).  The small size of the sensing element (<200um) enables high frequency response, large dynamic range, and high resolution measurements.

Prototype Status: Beta Prototype Thermal shock tests have been conducted to verify the durability of the sensor construction.  Temperature sensors, such as the one shown in Figure 1, were rapidly immersed in a hot air environment in a box furnace and then withdrawn repeatedly.  The air temperature in the furnace was 665ËšC (1229ËšF), and the maximum heat-up and cool-down rate was 23ËšC/s.  Figure 2 shows the data from passing the sensor through a propane torch flame multiple times generating a thermal shock of 38,000ËšC/s.  A photograph of the test is shown in Figure 3.  To test the frequency response limit of these sensors, sensors were placed into a CNC laser micro-machining system that utilizes a 100W CO2 laser.  The beam was focused to a 150mm spot with a varied pulse width of 10ms to 24ms.  The sensor survived 16 tests before the signal began to degrade due to fiber ablation.  This sensor has also been utilized in field trials in which it was rapidly heated with a high intensity laser providing a 2.4×106 ËšC/s transient response (Figure 4).  Cryogenic testing has also been conducted by immersion into LN2 at -196ËšC (-321ËšF). 

Figure 1: Photograph of a Luna Innovations temperature sensor.

 

Figure 2: Plot of sensor response to exposure to propane torch flame (dT/dt = 3.8×104 ËšC/s)

 

Figure 3: Temperature sensor exposed to a propane torch flame during thermal shock testing

 

Figure 4: Luna Innovations sensor being subjected to a high power laser during field trials.

 

 

High Temperature Pressure Sensor

Through the use of a proprietary process, Luna has developed a fiber optic pressure sensor based upon Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometer (EFPI) technology that can operate up to 1050˚C (1922˚F) in extremely harsh environments. A key, enabling technology that has been recently developed is the high-temperature packaging of silica optical fibers within high-temperature alloy housings. Previously, the large mismatch in the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of these materials has prevented the successful joining of silica to stainless steel at high temperatures, thus limiting the maximum operating temperature of fiber optic pressure sensors. Luna’s proprietary manufacturing process has overcome this limitation. An integral temperature sensor also provides active thermal compensation.

 

 

Prototype Status: Beta Prototype A prototype sensor is shown in Figure 1. In a laboratory calibration procedure, pressure and temperature were varied from 0-500psi and 25-1050ËšC (77 – 1922ËšF), respectively, to produce a two dimensional (2-D) test matrix. The experimental setup, shown in Figure 2, consisted of a small box furnace, fitted with a ceramic door which simulated the temperature gradient across a pressure boundary, and a specially designed pressure chamber. The experimental setup was thermally characterized to ensure that the gas temperature at the probe tip was maintained at 1050ËšC (1922ËšF). Figure 3 shows some of the results for one set of pressure cycles to 500psi at a gas temperature of 1050ËšC (1922ËšF). This same design has been tested in a test combustion chamber (Figure 4) and an operating Pratt & Whitney JT-15D gas turbine engine (Figure 5).

 

 

Figure 1: High-temperature pressure sensor.

 

 

 

Figure 2: Schematic of high temperature test configuration

 

Figure 3: Data measured at 1050ËšC.

 

Figure 4: Luna Innovations pressure sensor being tested in a combustion chamber.

 

Figure 5: Pressure sensor installed into a Pratt & Whitney JT-15D turbine.

 

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