MEMS Thermal Mass Gas Flow Sensor

The thermal mass gas flow sensor is a type of sensor based on the principle of heat transfer, which uses the thermal principle of MEMS to monitor the mass flow of gas in the pipeline.

The flow chip is composed of two thermocouple elements or temperature sensors and a heating resistor or heating element. The temperature sensors are symmetrically distributed upstream and downstream of the heating element. The hot junctions of the heating element and the thermocouple stacks are fixed on an insulating base. The measurement principle of thermal mass flow sensors relies on the heat transfer between the sensor’s heater and the flowing medium.

The heating resistor heats the hot junction of the thermocouple stack, and the temperature gradient between the hot and cold junctions results in an analog output voltage. When the fluid is stationary, the temperature on symmetrical sides of the heating resistor is the same; when the fluid flows from right to left, the isotherm line is inclined to the left, and the temperature on twos sides of the heating resistor is no longer the same, and the temperature difference can be measured by thermocouple stacks on both sides of heating resistor.

Since the heat transfer of the fluid is only related to the fluid mass and the heat capacity of the fluid, the sensor can directly measure the fluid mass flow. Gas mass flow are generally measured in SCCM (Standard Cubic Centimeter per Minute) and SLM (Standard Liter per Minute), that is, standard milliliters per minute and standard liters per minute.

Features of Thermal Mass Flow Sensors

1)The thermal mass gas flow sensor uses a simple structure and MEMS sensors. Small size, Low power consumption, and easy use.

2)It has the advantages of small pressure loss, and wide range of temperature and pressure.

3)It can accurately measure the micro flow rate, and the large flow rate by using the split device. Can be used for the proportional control of different gases. Automatic flow control can also be realized.

4)No-drift, fast response, excellent stability and great repeatability in a long period of use;

5)temperature compensation and calibrated.

6)Besides, the chip used in Winsen gas flow sensors is of the latest technology, capable to resist shock and pollution.

Wide range of applications:

It is widely used to measure non-corrosive, non-strong acid and strong alkali gases in industrial process control, dust particles counter, automated control, medical equipment, portable instruments, air quality sampling, and environmental monitoring equipment.

Model	FR03	FR03H	FR06	FR15
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Normal range（SLM）	0.1/0.2/0.3/0.5	1/2/3/4/5	10/15/20	0-300
Nominal Diameter (DN)	DN3		DN6	DN15
Output signal	Linear 1-5V/0.5-4.5V	Linear 1-5V/0.5-4.5V or digial IIC		Linear analog voltage or digial IIC
Working voltage	DC5V-14V
Accuracy	±（2±0.5FS）%		±（2±0.5FS）%	0-9SLM  ±0.5SLM； 9-300SLM  ±2.5%FS
Working pressure	Customizable	≤200Kpa	Customizable	/
Working Temperature	0℃~50℃			5℃~60℃
Storage temperature	-20℃~80℃
Measurement Medium	dry,clean, non-corrosive gas
Electrical interface	2.54mm-5P pins or PH2.0-5P terminal (optional)			Molex 87832-1010
Mechanical interface	/	ISO3mm	φ6-G1/8 Pneumatic plug	/

Model	FR20	F1012	F1031	F1031V
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Normal range（SLM）	150/200/300	0.03/0.05/ 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.5/1	50/100/150/200/300	100/150/200/300
Nominal Diameter (DN)	DN20	DN3	DN20
Output signal	LLinear 1-5V/0.5-4.5V or digial IIC	Linear 1-5V/0.5-4.5V		Linear 0.5-4.5V
Working voltage	DC5V-14V	DC7V-14V	DC7V-14V	DC5V-14V
Accuracy	±（2±0.5FS）%	±2.5%FS	±2.5%FS	±4%FS
Working pressure	≤200KPa		≤200KPa
Working Temperature	0℃~50℃		0℃~50℃
Storage temperature	-20℃~80℃		-20℃~80℃
Measurement Medium	dry,clean, non-corrosive gas
Electrical interface	PH2.0-5P terminal	2.54mm-5P pins	PH2.0-5P terminal
Mechanical interface	ISO20mm	ISO3mm	ISO20mm