Abstract
To meet the need to access experimentally the full tensor of velocity derivatives at smallest scales of turbulent flows, we developed, fabricated, and tested an out-of-plane micromachined hot-film sensor that has a suspended 100-nm thick sensing element. We present a unique multiarray hot-film probe as an assembly of five arrays of four sensors each. Experimental results demonstrate the improved resolution of the sensor compared with a conventional hot-wire and to a nonsuspended version of such a sensor. A simple and clear method for sensor spatial resolution evaluation is also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 7081370 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1503-1509 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - Oct 2015 |
Keywords
- Microelectromechanical devices
- anemometers
- thin film devices.
- velocity measurements
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering