Measurement and simulation of the frequency response of a thermal flow sensor at different flow speeds

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 189, Issue , 2013, Pages 168-176

  Reyes Romero, D F ^a   Cubukcu, A S ^a,b   Urban, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Gölkent Sitesi No:54 Karşiyaka Mah ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calorimetric flow sensor; FEM simulation; Flow sensor; Frequency response

Indexed keywords

AIR STREAMS; FEM SIMULATIONS; FLOW SPEED; FLOW-SENSORS; MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION; SECOND ORDERS; SIMULATED RESULTS; TEMPERATURE OSCILLATIONS; THERMAL FLOW SENSOR;

CALORIMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLES; SENSORS; THERMISTORS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

EID: 84870482354     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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