Thermochemical Humidity Detection in Harsh or Non-Steady Environments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- A thermistor-based chemical sensor, which consists of a surface-treated thermistor, enabling an inexpensive and robust contact method with an accurate low-thermal mass thermistor starting at less than $3 in bulk and simple data-acquisition circuitry, which can be insulated from harsh environments.
- A thermographic humidity sensor, which utilizes a thermal camera to image a simple disposable sensing element, enabling a non-contact method of transducing humidity signal. Thermal infrared sensors start at as little as $8 each in bulk and consumer thermal cameras start at as little as $250 (FLIR® One) [18].
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Thermistor-Based Method
2.2. Thermographic Method
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Thermistor-Based Humidity Detection
3.2. Thermal Camera Humidity Detection
3.3. Heat Transfer Characterization of the Thermographic Sensing System
3.3.1. Conductive Heat Transfer Characterization
3.3.2. Convective Heat Transfer Characterization
3.3.3. Chemical Interaction Characterization
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Bridgeman, D.; Tsow, F.; Xian, X.; Chang, Q.; Liu, Y.; Forzani, E. Thermochemical Humidity Detection in Harsh or Non-Steady Environments. Sensors 2017, 17, 1196. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17061196
Bridgeman D, Tsow F, Xian X, Chang Q, Liu Y, Forzani E. Thermochemical Humidity Detection in Harsh or Non-Steady Environments. Sensors. 2017; 17(6):1196. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17061196
Chicago/Turabian StyleBridgeman, Devon, Francis Tsow, Xiaojun Xian, Qinan Chang, Yongming Liu, and Erica Forzani. 2017. "Thermochemical Humidity Detection in Harsh or Non-Steady Environments" Sensors 17, no. 6: 1196. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17061196
APA StyleBridgeman, D., Tsow, F., Xian, X., Chang, Q., Liu, Y., & Forzani, E. (2017). Thermochemical Humidity Detection in Harsh or Non-Steady Environments. Sensors, 17(6), 1196. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17061196