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Development of Hydrocarbon Oil Detection Sensor using the Swelling Property of Silicone Rubber

기름에 대한 실리콘의 부피 변화 성질을 이용한 유출유 탐지 센서 개발

  • 오상우 (한국해양연구원 해양안전.방제기술연구부) ;
  • 이문진 (한국해양연구원 해양안전.방제기술연구부) ;
  • 최혁진 (한국해양연구원 해양안전.방제기술연구부)
  • Received : 2011.10.13
  • Accepted : 2011.11.14
  • Published : 2011.11.25
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Abstract

In this research, the oil detection method and the characteristic of sensor using the selective reaction of silicone rubber in response to hydrocarbon oil will be described. As a sensing principle, the swelling property of silicone rubber in response to hydrocarbon fuel is used, also a strain gauge is used to transduce the volume change to an electrical signal. The sensor core is manufactured with a strain gauge embedded in silicone rubber by the curing process and experiments for characteristics of sensor core with various oils were carried out. It is shown that the sensor core can be used as an oil spill detection sensor. Also, for the application to the sea area, a buoy type sensor platform is integrated with a sensor core and a strain amplifier and it is tested in the simulated oil spill condition. In this study, it is proven that the integrated sensor can be used for the detection of various oils.

본 연구에서는 기름에 대한 실리콘의 선택적 반응 현상을 이용하여 해상에 유출된 기름을 탐지하는 방법과 이를 적용한 센서의 특성을 실험적으로 분석한 결과를 제시한다. 기름을 탐지하기 위한 방법으로는 기름과 접촉시 실리콘고무의 부피가 변화되는 성질을 이용하였으며 이를 정량적으로 측정하기 위해서 스트레인 게이지와 실리콘 고무가 결합된 새로운 형태의 센서 코어를 제안하였다. 기름의 종류별 센서 코어의 특성 실험을 통해 유출유 탐지 센서로 사용이 가능함을 확인하였고, 해당 센서의 실해역 적용을 위해서 부이형태의 센서 플랫폼을 센서 코어 및 스트레인 계측기와 통합시켜, 기름 유출이 모사된 조건에서 기름을 탐지하는 실험을 통해 여러 종류의 기름의 존재 유무를 탐지할 수 있는 센서로 활용할 수 있음을 보였다.

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