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Flow sensor and mass flow controller using the same
Masato Sugimoto,Akifumi Hayashi +1 more
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In this paper, a low cost, compact, high performance flow sensor that can be made small in size even for use in a large flow rate and a mass flow controller using the same are provided.Abstract:
A low cost, compact, high performance flow sensor that can be made small in size even for use in a large flow rate and a mass flow controller using the same are provided. The flow sensor includes a bypass passage, a sensor passage, and a bridge circuit including heat-generating resistance wires that constitute a part of the bridge circuit and are wound around the sensor passage. The flow sensor determines a total flow rate of a fluid that flows in a branched manner through the bypass passage and the sensor passage at a predetermined flow ratio. The total flow rate is determined by detecting, as an unbalance of the bridge circuit, heat transfer caused by the fluid flowing through the sensor passage and is outputted as a sensor output of the flow sensor. In the flow sensor, the bypass passage includes a plurality of fine flow passages each having a cross-section defined by a substantially linear edge and a curve in contact with the substantially linear edge. The ratio of the equivalent hydraulic diameter (d) of the fine flow passages to the common logarithm of the length (T) of the fine flow passages is 0.27 or less. The flow sensor is installed in the mass flow controller.read more
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