Chirped fiber-optic Bragg grating (CFBG) sensors in combination with relatively inexpensive commercial-off-the-shelf electronic instruments can be used to monitor high speed events and make measurements of detonation wave velocities inside of energetic materials such as high. Chirped fiber-optic Bragg grating (CFBG) sensors in combination with relatively inexpensive commercial-off-the-shelf electronic instruments can be used to monitor high speed events and make measurements of detonation wave velocities inside of energetic materials such as high. Based on the principle of the Fiber Brag Grating sensor, a sensor for monitoring the flow velocity and direction in real-time is designed in this paper. Meanwhile, the theoretical calculation formulas of flow velocity and direction are derived. Progress on an embedded velocity diagnostic using a 125 micron diameter. In this work, optical Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors were used to measure water flow in pipes. Several types of coatings were incorporated into the design of the sensors to examine their effects on the elastic strain that the fiber underwent as a result of the water flow.