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Surface Plasmon Resonance Optical Sensors for Engine Oil Monitoring

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Lubricant systems are fundamental in engines (automotive, aviation, rail etc.) and in any industrial system where surfaces of moving mechanical parts are in contact. An improper lubrication due to oil degradation over a long period of time can lead to unwanted component failure and increased maintenance costs. Present study, unlike methods developed until now for detecting oil degradation (loss of mechanical, physical, chemical and optical properties) focuses on the development of a Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) transduction methodology able to measure lubricant degradation in real time observing the change in the refractive index. This approach answers to environmental regulation and user requirements on performance, lifetime expectancy and engine efficiency.

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  1. CNR—Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Unit of Lecce, via Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy

    Adriano Colombelli, Giovanni Montagna, Maria Grazia Manera & Roberto Rella

  2. Dipartimento Ingegneria dell’Innovazione, Universita’ del Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy

    Alessandra Ricciardi, Marco Milanese & Arturo De Risi

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  1. Alessandra Ricciardi
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  2. Adriano Colombelli
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Correspondence to Maria Grazia Manera .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Bioscience and Technologies for Food Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Mosciano S.A., Teramo, Italy

    Dario Compagnone

  2. Institute of Applied Physics IFAC-CNR, Firenze, Italy

    Francesco Baldini

  3. Dept. of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

    Corrado Di Natale

  4. University of Cassino, Cassino, Italy

    Giovanni Betta

  5. CNR, Head of Inst. of Microelectronics a, Lecce, Italy

    Pietro Siciliano

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Ricciardi, A. et al. (2015). Surface Plasmon Resonance Optical Sensors for Engine Oil Monitoring. In: Compagnone, D., Baldini, F., Di Natale, C., Betta, G., Siciliano, P. (eds) Sensors. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 319. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09617-9_20

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