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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
This work presents a full three-dimensional finite-element multiphysics simulation of the conjugate heat transfer for a gas sensing device composed by a two-element array of ultra low power (ULP) metal oxide semiconductor (MOX) sensors operated in a miniaturized sampling chamber. The heat equation in a solid, the Poisson equation for the electric potential and the incompressible Navier-Stokes and energy equations for a fluid have been solved in a coupled manner. Validation of the simulation results has been performed comparing the simulated power dissipated by the array with a set of experimental data under different operating conditions. A maximum relative error of less than 7% between the simulations and the experiments has been obtained without application of any fitting strategy on the physical properties. A negligible effect on the power dissipated by the sensor, in presence of volumetric fluxes in the …
Publisher: 
IEEE
Publication date: 
27 Mar 2009
Authors: 

Marco Messina, Francesco Franze, NicolÒ Speciale, Enrico Cozzani, Alberto Roncaglia

Biblio References: 
Volume: 9 Issue: 5 Pages: 504-511
Origin: 
IEEE Sensors Journal