The Heated Channel MFS (Mass Flow Sensor) is studied so as to have a high sensitivity and a quite fast response time. The heater is a stainless steel capillary and the gas flows through it. The thermocouples necessary for temperature detection are inserted into the stainless steel capillary directly, electrically disconnected, in view of accelerate the rate response. This flowmeter is also available combined with a flow-control valve to form a mass-flow feedback controller, widely used in special propulsion devices. A preliminary theoretical model has been developed to study the operation at constant power and constant temperature. In this work will be shown the characteristics of a Heated Channel MFS model, the power consumption and the analysis of the two operating modes.

HEATED CHANNEL MASS FLOW SENSORSensors and Microsystems - Proceedings of the 9th Italian Conference / LEONARDO FALLERINI;LORENZO CAPINERI; LEONARDO MASOTTI;PIERO SICILIANO;MAURIZIO DE LUCIA;CHRISTIAN PAOLO MENGONI. - STAMPA. - (2004), pp. 236-240. (Intervento presentato al convegno Sensors And Microsystems tenutosi a Ferrara, Italy, nel 8 – 11 February 2004) [10.1142/9789812701770_0040].

HEATED CHANNEL MASS FLOW SENSORSensors and Microsystems - Proceedings of the 9th Italian Conference

CAPINERI, LORENZO;MASOTTI, LEONARDO;DE LUCIA, MAURIZIO;
2004

Abstract

The Heated Channel MFS (Mass Flow Sensor) is studied so as to have a high sensitivity and a quite fast response time. The heater is a stainless steel capillary and the gas flows through it. The thermocouples necessary for temperature detection are inserted into the stainless steel capillary directly, electrically disconnected, in view of accelerate the rate response. This flowmeter is also available combined with a flow-control valve to form a mass-flow feedback controller, widely used in special propulsion devices. A preliminary theoretical model has been developed to study the operation at constant power and constant temperature. In this work will be shown the characteristics of a Heated Channel MFS model, the power consumption and the analysis of the two operating modes.
2004
Proceedings of the 9th Italian Conference. Sensors And Microsystems
Sensors And Microsystems
Ferrara, Italy,
8 – 11 February 2004
LEONARDO FALLERINI;LORENZO CAPINERI; LEONARDO MASOTTI;PIERO SICILIANO;MAURIZIO DE LUCIA;CHRISTIAN PAOLO MENGONI
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