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Fabrication of a Flexible Micro Temperature Sensor for Micro Reformer Applications
Micro reformers still face obstacles in minimizing their size, decreasing the concentration of CO, conversion efficiency and the feasibility of integrated fabrication with fuel cells. By using a micro temperature sensor fabricated on a stainless steel-based micro reformer, this work attempts to meas...
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3231302/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22163817 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s110403706 |
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author | Lee, Chi-Yuan Lin, Chien-Hen Lo, Yi-Man |
author_facet | Lee, Chi-Yuan Lin, Chien-Hen Lo, Yi-Man |
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description | Micro reformers still face obstacles in minimizing their size, decreasing the concentration of CO, conversion efficiency and the feasibility of integrated fabrication with fuel cells. By using a micro temperature sensor fabricated on a stainless steel-based micro reformer, this work attempts to measure the inner temperature and increase the conversion efficiency. Micro temperature sensors on a stainless steel substrate are fabricated using micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and then placed separately inside the micro reformer. Micro temperature sensors are characterized by their higher accuracy and sensitivity than those of a conventional thermocouple. To the best of our knowledge, micro temperature sensors have not been embedded before in micro reformers and commercial products, therefore, this work presents a novel approach to integrating micro temperature sensors in a stainless steel-based micro reformer in order to evaluate inner local temperature distributions and enhance reformer performance. |
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spelling | pubmed-32313022011-12-07 Fabrication of a Flexible Micro Temperature Sensor for Micro Reformer Applications Lee, Chi-Yuan Lin, Chien-Hen Lo, Yi-Man Sensors (Basel) Article Micro reformers still face obstacles in minimizing their size, decreasing the concentration of CO, conversion efficiency and the feasibility of integrated fabrication with fuel cells. By using a micro temperature sensor fabricated on a stainless steel-based micro reformer, this work attempts to measure the inner temperature and increase the conversion efficiency. Micro temperature sensors on a stainless steel substrate are fabricated using micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and then placed separately inside the micro reformer. Micro temperature sensors are characterized by their higher accuracy and sensitivity than those of a conventional thermocouple. To the best of our knowledge, micro temperature sensors have not been embedded before in micro reformers and commercial products, therefore, this work presents a novel approach to integrating micro temperature sensors in a stainless steel-based micro reformer in order to evaluate inner local temperature distributions and enhance reformer performance. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2011-03-25 /pmc/articles/PMC3231302/ /pubmed/22163817 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s110403706 Text en © 2011 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lee, Chi-Yuan Lin, Chien-Hen Lo, Yi-Man Fabrication of a Flexible Micro Temperature Sensor for Micro Reformer Applications |
title | Fabrication of a Flexible Micro Temperature Sensor for Micro Reformer Applications |
title_full | Fabrication of a Flexible Micro Temperature Sensor for Micro Reformer Applications |
title_fullStr | Fabrication of a Flexible Micro Temperature Sensor for Micro Reformer Applications |
title_full_unstemmed | Fabrication of a Flexible Micro Temperature Sensor for Micro Reformer Applications |
title_short | Fabrication of a Flexible Micro Temperature Sensor for Micro Reformer Applications |
title_sort | fabrication of a flexible micro temperature sensor for micro reformer applications |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3231302/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22163817 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s110403706 |
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