Mechanism analysis on biofouling detection based on optical fiber sensing technique

More attention is paid to on-line monitoring of biofouling in industrial water process systems. Based on optical fiber sensing technology, biofouling detection mechanism is put forward in the paper. With biofouling formation, optical characteristics and the relation between light intensity and refractive index studied, schematic diagram of optical fiber self-referencing detecting system and technological flowchart are presented. Immunity to electromagnetic interference and other influencing factors by which the precision is great improved is also remarkable characteristic. Absorption spectrum of fluid medium molecule is measured by infrared spectrum and impurity is analyzed by character fingerprints of different liquid. Other pollutant source can be identified by means of infrared spectrum and arithmetic research of artificial neural networks (ANN) technology. It can be used in other fields such as mining, environment protection, medical treatment and transportation of oil, gas and water.