Revista de Ingeniería

revinge | eISSN 2011-0049 | ISSN 0121-4993

Uso de los sensores de fibra óptica en la detección de gases en el ambiente

No. 11 (2000-01-01)
  • Alexander Maestre Martínez
    1Ingeniero Civil, Magister en Ingeniería Civil, Especialista en Telemática, Universidad de los Andes.

Resumen

This paper describes a model that detects the concentration of any gas absorbed in a wavelength of 780 nm. The model was designed using a fiber optics laboratory kit mostly used for telecomunications experiments. The gases used were oxigen, isopropanol vapor and acetone vapor mixed with water vapor in diferent concentrations. The physics phenomena are described. This study suggests modifications that must be improved in order to apply the model to other gases.

Palabras clave: Sensores de Fibra Óptica, Detectores de gases, Espectroscopia, Absorción, Monitoreo de gases