Friday, March 16, 2012

Mass Flow Sensor: ~$100



Just a note, to measure the air flow through my MFC, I was using an independent mass flow sensor.  I bought it directly from a Honeywell sensor distributor for ~$100:

AWM5101
http://sensing.honeywell.com/honeywell%20sensing%20and%20control%20product%20search?sid=1361C81FF163&Ne=3025&N=3468

The sensor is very easy to use, but I just added on some ports for power in and a BNC.  If you already have a scope or a PC with a DAQ, this let's you measure flow and for much less than $1000.

3 comments:

  1. Hi!

    I was wondering if you wouldn't mind posting your code here? I am trying set up something similar with Flow Meter + Servo setup to control the gas flow in instrument tubing.

    Lukasz

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  2. Hi!

    I was wondering if you wouldn't mind posting your code here? I am trying set up something similar with Flow Meter + Servo setup to control the gas flow in instrument tubing.

    Lukasz

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  3. Take a look at the rest of the blog. No code for this portion, just used this one as a calibration device.

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