Birefringent single-arm fiber optic enthalpimeter for catalytic reaction monitoring

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dc.contributor.authorRichmond, Eric Williamen
dc.contributor.committeechairDessy, Raymond E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLong, Gary L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMason, John G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMcNair, Harold M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWightman, James P.en
dc.contributor.departmentAnalytical Chemistryen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:16:45Zen
dc.date.adate2008-07-28en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:16:45Zen
dc.date.issued1990en
dc.date.rdate2008-07-28en
dc.date.sdate2008-07-28en
dc.description.abstractChanges in heat content are almost universally associated with chemical reactions. Thermometry as an analytical tool has been extensively researched and developed. Finding solutions to problems involving thermal isolation, specificity, sensitivity, and cross-sensitivity remain as active areas of interest. Fiberoptic interferometers, which use phase phenomena associated with propagating light, are extremely sensitive to heat. This research has focused on a special "birefringent" optical fiber. Two channels of information are generated in this single-fiber interferometer which correspond to the heat evolved from a catalytic reaction isolated on the fiber surface. Because of the unique transduction mechanism associated with the "birefringent" optical fiber, this device is sensitive to heat and remarkably insensitive to pressure. Details of the characterization and development of the birefringent optical fiber into a useful analytical probe are presented.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentvi, 137 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07282008-135248en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-135248/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/38948en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1990.R536.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 23663441en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1990.R536en
dc.subject.lcshFiber opticsen
dc.subject.lcshOptical fibersen
dc.titleBirefringent single-arm fiber optic enthalpimeter for catalytic reaction monitoringen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineAnalytical Chemistryen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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