RESONATING MICROBRIDGE MASS-FLOW SENSOR

被引:62
作者
BOUWSTRA, S
LEGTENBERG, R
TILMANS, HAC
ELWENSPOEK, M
机构
[1] University of Twente, Sensors and Actuators Research Unit, 7500 AE Enschede
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D O I
10.1016/0924-4247(90)85066-D
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A resonating microbridge mass flow sensor with a frequency output is presented, based on standard IC and thin-film technologies, and on front-side anisotropic etching. The operation, realization, theory and experiments are described. The sensitivity is compared with that of a resonating membrane prototype. Preliminary results show a base resonance frequency of 85 kHz at a temperature elevation of the microbridge of 20 °C, with a shift of 0.8 kHz in the mass flow range from 0 to 10 sccm. © 1990.
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页码:332 / 335
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