Portable attachment of fiber optic sensing loop
First Claim
1. A system for removably attaching an optical fiber sensor loop onto a tubular member, said system comprising:
- an optical fiber sensor loop having a continuous optical fiber arranged in a plurality of loops, each of said loops having a first end turn and a second end turn;
a first turn guide including a plurality of turn grooves, each of said turn grooves configured to receive a portion of the optical fiber at the first end turn;
a second turn guide including a plurality of turn grooves, each of said turn grooves configured to receive a portion of the optical fiber at the second end turn;
a first supporting wedge having a first surface configured to receive the first turn guide and a second surface configured to be received on a first portion of an outer surface of the tubular member;
a second supporting wedge having a first surface configured to receive the second turn guide and a second surface configured to be received on second portion of an outer surface of the tubular member; and
a connector configured to couple the first supporting wedge to the second supporting wedge.
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Abstract
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a system for removably attaching an optical fiber sensor loop onto a tubular member, which includes an optical fiber sensor loop having a continuous optical fiber positioned arranged in a plurality of loops, each of said loops having a first end turn and a second end turn, a first and a second turn guide each including a plurality of turn grooves increasing outwardly in increasing radii, each of said turn grooves configured to receive an end turn portion of the optical fiber, a first and a second supporting wedge each having a planar first surface configured to receive a turn guide and a curved second surface configured to be received on the tubular member, and a connector configured to couple the first mounting wedge to the second mounting wedge.
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9 Claims
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1. A system for removably attaching an optical fiber sensor loop onto a tubular member, said system comprising:
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an optical fiber sensor loop having a continuous optical fiber arranged in a plurality of loops, each of said loops having a first end turn and a second end turn; a first turn guide including a plurality of turn grooves, each of said turn grooves configured to receive a portion of the optical fiber at the first end turn; a second turn guide including a plurality of turn grooves, each of said turn grooves configured to receive a portion of the optical fiber at the second end turn; a first supporting wedge having a first surface configured to receive the first turn guide and a second surface configured to be received on a first portion of an outer surface of the tubular member; a second supporting wedge having a first surface configured to receive the second turn guide and a second surface configured to be received on second portion of an outer surface of the tubular member; and a connector configured to couple the first supporting wedge to the second supporting wedge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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