| Abstract Scope |
Fiber optic sensor technologies offer some distinct benefits for the measurement of temperature, strain, and chemistry in the extreme conditions encountered in steelmaking operations, such as low cost, distributed measurement capability, and EMI immunity. Over the past 5+ years, with support from the Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center (PSMRC), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Steel Founders Society of America (SFSA), the American Foundry Society (AFS), and several other private supporters, a wide range of applications for these sensors have been successfully demonstrated both in the lab and in production steelmaking operations. This presentation will review some of the successes and challenges encountered for several of these fiber optic sensing applications. |