Surface Mounted Fiber Optic Sensors for Accurate Monitoring of Pressure Profiles Across an Airfoil

John Arkwright, Anthony Papageorgiou, Luke Parkinson, Andrew Karas, Kristy Hansen, Richard Kelso

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Abstract

We present a low profile surface mounted fiber optic pressure sensor for monitoring pressure profiles across an airfoil surface. The device has been tested on a symmetric airfoil section in a wind tunnel and shows excellent agreement with standard pressure taps.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Nov 2018
Event2018 IEEE Avionics and Vehicle Fiber-Optics and Photonics Conference (AVFOP) - Portland, United States
Duration: 13 Nov 201814 Nov 2018

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE Avionics and Vehicle Fiber-Optics and Photonics Conference (AVFOP)
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period13/11/1814/11/18

Keywords

  • airfoil pressure profile
  • photonics
  • fiber optic sensing
  • Airfoil pressure profile

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