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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.2.472

A Study on the Real-Time Oil-Spill Monitoring Technology  

Yeom, Woo-jung (Department of Electronics Engineering, Incheon National University)
Hong, Yeon-Chan (Department of Electronics Engineering, Incheon National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.2, 2017 , pp. 472-477 More about this Journal
Abstract
Oil spills cause a lot of damage to the environment. Oil destroys the water environment and ecosystem in a very short period of time once they are contaminated by it, it takes a lot of time to recover from the contamination and the cleaning process is very difficult. Therefore, oil detectors are greatly needed as they can monitor any oil spills over the sea, rivers, and lakes. There are two kinds of technology available for detecting oil, viz. the contact and non-contact types. The former is based on the use of the conductivity, capacitance and microwaves, while the latter employs infrared, UV, laser, optic and radar technologies. As there are also various hurdles in the measuring of oil on water, such as the presence of waves, refraction of light, temperature and saltiness, it is imperative to select the right oil detector which is appropriate for the specific environment. In this study, a contact type oil detector is developed, which can be used in oil related industries, such as refineries, petrochemical companies, and power generation stations. The detector is made up of the sensor module, which floats on the water, and the controller which processes the signal coming from the sensor module and displays it. It is designed in such a way that the existence of oil is detected through the sensor and the change in the permittivity is observed to determine the volume and type of spilled oil.
Keywords
Real-Time monitoring; Oil detector; Oil-spill; Permittivity; Water pollution;
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