Miniaturized sensors for the viscosity and density of liquids--performance and issues

Bernhard Jakoby; Roman Beigelbeck; Franz Keplinger; Frieder Lucklum; Alexander Niedermayer; Erwin Konrad Reichel; Christian Riesch; Thomas Voglhuber-Brunnmaier; Bernhard Weiss

doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1386

Miniaturized sensors for the viscosity and density of liquids--performance and issues

IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2010 Jan;57(1):111-20. doi: 10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1386.

Authors

Bernhard Jakoby¹, Roman Beigelbeck, Franz Keplinger, Frieder Lucklum, Alexander Niedermayer, Erwin Konrad Reichel, Christian Riesch, Thomas Voglhuber-Brunnmaier, Bernhard Weiss

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Microelectronics and Microsensors, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria. bernhard.jakoby@jku.at

PMID: 20040434
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2010.1386

Abstract

This paper reviews our recent work on vibrating sensors for the physical properties of fluids, particularly viscosity and density. Several device designs and the associated properties, specifically with respect to the sensed rheological domain and the onset of non-Newtonian behavior, are discussed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Acoustics / instrumentation*
Computer-Aided Design
Densitometry / instrumentation*
Densitometry / methods
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems / instrumentation*
Miniaturization
Nephelometry and Turbidimetry / instrumentation*
Nephelometry and Turbidimetry / methods
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Transducers*
Viscosity