Title :
Viscosity Measurement Using Microcantilever Sensor
Author :
Fedorchenko, Alexander I. ; Koroleva, Anastasia ; Pavelka, Miroslav ; Travnicek, Zdenek ; Wei-Chih Wang
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Thermomech., Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract :
A fluid viscosity micro cantilever sensor is presented. Such sensors can detect properties of even small volumes of fluids and therefore are often considered to be the prospective micro viscometers. By measuring the frequency response of the vibrating optical fiber, the viscosity can be determined from maximum vibrational amplitude and bandwidth. The sensor prototype and mathematical model of micro cantilever oscillation have been put forward.
Keywords :
cantilevers; fibre optic sensors; micro-optomechanical devices; microsensors; viscosity measurement; frequency response; microcantilever oscillation; microcantilever sensor; vibrating optical fiber; viscosity measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Vibrations; Viscosity; bend loss of optical fiber; forced vibration of microcantilever; viscosity sensor;
Conference_Titel :
Optomechatronic Technologies (ISOT), 2014 International Symposium on
DOI :
10.1109/ISOT.2014.83
