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Energy

01 Chemical industry

Refinery structural integrity monitoring

Reactor instrumentation - preventive maintenance cases

It is important to know more precisely the real mechanical stresses in ATEX zones.
For this purpose, the Bragg grating measurement systems allow to visualize and analyze :

  • The real mechanical stresses and strains
  • The homogeneity of the solicitation on the structures as well as the extreme loadings
  • The number of cycles
Refinery structural integrity monitoring
02 Green energy

Wind turbine monitoring

Many applications are opening up for Bragg grating measurements in the new energy sector:

  • On the blades: Detection of ice, Control of imbalance, Detection of defects, Measurement of forces, Detection of impacts and lightning
  • On the masts: Control of cracks on the concrete masts, Control of the tightening of the elements of fixings, Follow-up of the constraints on the metal masts
  • Detection of hot spots (generator windings, disconnectors, contactors...), measurement of the oil temperature of the hydraulic circuits, monitoring of the stresses on the bearings
Wind turbine monitoring