Optical methods for detecting contamination in jet fuel

Mark Farries; Neil Hayes; Joan Kelley; George Tippet; David Webb; Brian Tighe; Kaiming Zhou; Dan Harvey

doi:10.1109/AVFOP.2009.5342706

Optical methods for detecting contamination in jet fuel

Mark Farries^*, Neil Hayes, Joan Kelley, George Tippet, David Webb, Brian Tighe, Kaiming Zhou, Dan Harvey

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Abstract

Jet fuel is often contaminated with water and microbes, which can lead to fatal consequences if fuel systems on aircraft become clogged. The growing use of bio-fuels for aviation can increase the chance of contamination. We have developed an optical method for analyzing jet fuel that can detect dispersed water and microbe contamination at low concentration levels. The optical sensor enables a chemical assay to be carried out and quantified by a digital readout whilst ensuring that there is no danger of electrical spark.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2009 IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference, AVFOP'09
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	27-28
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4244-3359-9
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-3358-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AVFOP.2009.5342706
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	2009 IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference, AVFOP 2009 - San Antonio, TX, United States Duration: 22 Sep 2009 → 24 Sep 2009

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Conference	2009 IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference, AVFOP 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Antonio, TX
Period	22/09/09 → 24/09/09

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Farries, M, Hayes, N, Kelley, J, Tippet, G, Webb, D , Tighe, B , Zhou, K & Harvey, D 2009, Optical methods for detecting contamination in jet fuel. in 2009 IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference, AVFOP'09., TuD4, IEEE, pp. 27-28, 2009 IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference, AVFOP 2009, San Antonio, TX, United States, 22/09/09. https://doi.org/10.1109/AVFOP.2009.5342706

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