Simultaneous Microfluidic Flow Velocity and Thermal Conductivity Measurement Utilizing Screen Printed Thermal Sensors

Christina Offenzeller, Marcus Hintermüller, Marcel Knoll, Bernhard Jakoby, Wolfgang Hilber

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Abstract

This work presents a screen printed sensor that integrates the monitoring of flow velocity and thermal conductivity of a fluid in a microchannel. A modified anemometer principle is utilized to determine the flow velocity, which accounts for spurious heat transfer paths, e.g., in the substrate of channel walls. The sensor is fabricated by screen printing and tested using three different fluids at varying flow velocities. It is shown that the devised sensor setup is feasible for sensing both, flow velocity and thermal conductivity.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of IEEE Sensors 2019
Editors IEEE
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728116341
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of IEEE Sensors
Volume2019-October
ISSN (Print)1930-0395
ISSN (Electronic)2168-9229

Fields of science

  • 202019 High frequency engineering
  • 202021 Industrial electronics
  • 202036 Sensor systems
  • 203017 Micromechanics
  • 202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering
  • 202027 Mechatronics
  • 202028 Microelectronics
  • 202037 Signal processing

JKU Focus areas

  • Digital Transformation

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