Research Article

An Optical Fiber Measurement System for Blade Tip Clearance of Engine

Table 1

Design parameters of the sensor fiber probe.

ParametersValue

Emitting fiber (EF)
 Fiber radius (nucleus)150 μm
 Fiber cladding15 μm
 NA0.22

Receiving fibers (RFs)
 Fiber radius (nucleus)150 μm
 Fiber cladding15 μm
 NA0.37

Fiber type: standard multimode optical fiber

Fiber length1.5 m

: diameter of middle fiber bundle1050 μm