Characteristics of on-wall in-tube flexible thermal flow sensor under radially asymmetric flow condition

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-96

  Tan, Zhiyong ^a   Shikida, Mitsuhiro ^a   Hirota, Masafumi ^a   Xing, Yan ^a   Sato, Kazuo ^a   Iwasaki, Takuya ^b   Iriye, Yasuroh ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MIZUHO INFORMATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flexible sensor; Flow sensor; Polyimide film; Radially asymmetric flow condition; Thermal sensor

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW RATE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; POLYIMIDES; POLYMER FILMS;

FLEXIBLE SENSORS; FLOW SENSORS; POLYIMIDE FILM; RADIALLY ASYMMETRIC FLOW CONDITION;

TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

EID: 34347240761     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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