A micromachined thermoelectric sensor for natural gas analysis: Multivariate calibration results

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 166-167, Issue , 2012, Pages 338-348

  Udina, S ^a,c   Carmona, M ^a   Pardo, A ^a   Calaza, C ^b   Santander, J ^b   Fonseca, L ^b   Marco, S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE FOR BIOENGINEERING OF CATALONIA IBEC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Density; Gas sensor; MEMS; Natural gas; PLS; Superior heating value

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION AND VALIDATIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS ANALYZERS; GAS PROPERTIES; HEATING VALUE; HOT PLATES; INTEGRATED HEATER; MICROMACHINED; MULTICOMPONENTS; MULTIVARIATE CALIBRATION; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARE (PLS); PLS; PROPERTY PREDICTIONS; REASONABLE ACCURACY; SENSOR DEVICE; SENSOR RESPONSE; SENSOR SIGNALS; THERMOELECTRIC SENSORS; WOBBE INDEX;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ETHANE; MEMS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF GASES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

THERMOPILES;

EID: 84861186048     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.11.086     Document Type: Article

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