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The temperature compensation of a thermal flow sensor by changing the slope and the ratio of resistances

Nam et al., 2004

Document ID
3311374243418988095
Author
Nam T
Kim S
Park S
Publication year
Publication venue
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

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The errors of fluid temperature in Wheatstone-bridge circuit result from a variable gap between Rh and Rf (or Rh′). Rf is changed by fluid temperature and Rh is changed by Wheatstone-bridge equilibrium. So, the gap varies in response to temperature of the fluid …
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