Sensors & Electronics
Awards & Recognition
FLC Awards
1992 - Electro-Optic Liquid Sensor
Developers: John W. Cary, Randy R. Kirkham, John F. McBride, Glendon W. Gee, Carver S. Simmons
This small, inexpensive device can be a water content meter or a leak detector for fuel oil, gasoline, solvents, or other organic liquids in soil, sand, cement, and other porous materials. An industrial firm has received a nonexclusive license to use the sensor to detect oil spills and leaks. The sensor also could be used to optimize crop irrigation.
Excerpted from PNNL FLC webpage.
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