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FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS: ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATIONS. Tom O’Rourke Cornell University. SENSORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATIONS. Flexible SubstrateTechnology : Polymer substrate Thousands of sensors Adaptable to field conditions
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FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS: ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATIONS Tom O’Rourke Cornell University
SENSORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRASTRUCTURE APPLICATIONS • Flexible SubstrateTechnology: • Polymer substrate • Thousands of sensors • Adaptable to field conditions • Proven durable & reliable • Any # of sensors • Any # of analytes • Interrogate individually - sensitivity • Sum sensor responses - dynamic range • Faster time response
Landfills • Environmental Monitoring • Water Supply • Pipelines FUNCTION FOLLOWS FORM • Sheets • Strips • Spirals • Cylinders
Wick drain installation equipment to be used for installation of flexible substrate sensor systems ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
Output for analyses CAP Flexible electronics sensor networks SAND CLAY CLAY Flow with analyte in Flow out SAND X X X X X X SAND BASE
WATER SUPPLIES Los Angeles Reservoir
a) Sensor Sheet c) Monitoring b) Spiral Configuration
Linings/Insertions for Ducts (Air/Gas Flow) Linings/Insertions for Pipelines and Fluid Conduits (Fluid Flow) PIPELINES AND DUCTS
Internal FRPs • Internal Linings • Trenchless Installation • Reinforcement to Mitigate Brittle Failure, Corrosion Effects, and Joint Leakage
Landfills • Environmental Monitoring • Water Supply • Pipelines FUNCTION FOLLOWS FORM • Sheets • Strips • Spirals • Cylinders