Novel sensing techniques for industrial scale bio-digesters

Ilias Rallis; Anthony Deakin; J. W. Spencer; G. R. Jones

doi:10.1117/12.623494

23 May 2005 Novel sensing techniques for industrial scale bio-digesters

Ilias Rallis, Anthony Deakin, J. W. Spencer, G. R. Jones

Proceedings Volume 5855, 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623494
Event: 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 2005, Bruges, Belgium

Abstract

The monitoring of a complex industrial scale process is a challenging task, particularly when such a process is a large (100m³) industrial organic waste anaerobic digestion (AD) system. This paper describes the deployment of fibre optic based sensors for monitoring an AD process. To enable this complex process to proceed, a number of critical conditions must be set (e.g. temperature, pH etc.).Two novel fibre optic sensors have been developed for monitoring temperature and pH. These operate in a zone zero environment (highly explosive) and need to withstand vibrations and microbial activity and to operate over extended periods of time (months) with no or little servicing.

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Ilias Rallis, Anthony Deakin, J. W. Spencer, and G. R. Jones "Novel sensing techniques for industrial scale bio-digesters", Proc. SPIE 5855, 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, (23 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623494

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