The SENTOR Distributed Temperature Sensor can be used in a wide range of other industries and applications, some of which are indicated below. In fact, any application where monitoring of temperature, stress or continuity is required is a potential use for a SENTOR DTS.

Railways

• Signalling equipment
• Transformers
• Current flow monitoring
• Carriage bearings and equipment
• Air-conditioning control

Fire security and building systems

• Embedded in building wiring, ducts and lighting
• Air-conditioning and climate control
• Energy management, control and supervision
• Fire management
• Security systems
• Smart houses

Mining and Quarrying

• Monitoring of conveyor bearings
• Distribution of explosives in boreholes
• Fire management
• Trailing cables

Curing of concrete and plastics

• Manufacture of large pipes
• Curing large concrete slabs, foundations and dams
• Processing of composite materials
• Energy savings in any process using heat

Avionics

• Composite materials
• Air-conditioning control
• Aircraft engines
• Wing surface temperatures for icing control
• Detection of ice on runways

Fire brigades

• Temperatures and patterns in large building fires.

Shipping

• Temperatures of goods in containers and holds
• Heat and fire monitoring of whole ship

Agriculture and food industries

• Grain silos and bulk storage
• Processing of food products - eg. Dairy, honey and pellets

Structural engineering

• Differential temperature monitoring in bridges
• Strain gauge for structures
• Curing temperature of concrete

Exotics

• Ocean currents and layers
• Skiing conditions