• DocumentCode
    731855
  • Title

    Design and characterization of a thermal sensor achieving simultaneous measurement of thermal conductivity and flow speed

  • Author

    Hepp, C.J. ; Krogmann, F.T. ; Urban, G.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Innovative Sensor Technol. IST AG, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    21-25 June 2015
  • Firstpage
    1065
  • Lastpage
    1068
  • Abstract
    In this contribution, we present a novel design and excitation procedure for a thermal flow sensor to simultaneously determine thermal conductivity and flow rate of gas in a channel. For the first time, these two parameters can be detected by using a time-independent (DC) excitation mode. Theoretical and experimental results are discussed in order to specify possible application fields.
  • Keywords
    flow measurement; flow sensors; temperature sensors; thermal conductivity measurement; velocity measurement; DC excitation mode; flow speed measurement; thermal conductivity measurement; thermal flow sensor; time independent excitation mode; Conductivity; Fluid flow measurement; Heating; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Thermal conductivity; Thermal flow sensor; design; flow speed; thermal conductivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS), 2015 Transducers - 2015 18th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anchorage, AK
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2015.7181110
  • Filename
    7181110