Turbidity sensor for determination of concentration, ash presence and particle diameter of sediment suspensions

L. Bilro; S. Prats; J. L. Pinto; J. J. Keizer; R. N. Nogueira

doi:10.1117/12.885112

17 May 2011 Turbidity sensor for determination of concentration, ash presence and particle diameter of sediment suspensions

L. Bilro, S. Prats, J. L. Pinto, J. J. Keizer, R. N. Nogueira

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Proceedings Volume 7753, 21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors; 775356 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885112
Event: 21st International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (OFS21), 2011, Ottawa, Canada

Abstract

The present work addresses the need for low-cost turbidity sensors felt in the context of an ongoing research project on enhanced soil erosion following wildfire in Portugal. To this end, a system based on plastic optical fibre was developed and tested, including against a commercially-available system. The performance of the sensor was tested using artificially-created samples with a wide range of concentration of three types of very distinct materials, six particle size classes of ashes and real runoff samples collected at the slope and catchment scale in a recently burned area.

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L. Bilro, S. Prats, J. L. Pinto, J. J. Keizer, and R. N. Nogueira "Turbidity sensor for determination of concentration, ash presence and particle diameter of sediment suspensions", Proc. SPIE 7753, 21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 775356 (17 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885112

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