Manufacturing of flexible micro hot-film probes for aeronautical purposes
| Autor: | Monika Leester-Schädel, Andreas Dietzel, T. Beutel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Materials science
Fabrication Silicon Mechanical engineering chemistry.chemical_element Fluid mechanics Substrate (printing) Condensed Matter Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Electrical connection Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials chemistry Sensor array Forensic engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Electroplating FOIL method |
| Zdroj: | Microelectronic Engineering. 111:238-241 |
| ISSN: | 0167-9317 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.mee.2013.03.173 |
| Popis: | In this work we present the design, fabrication and characterization of flexible AeroMEMS hot-film probes. The hot-films are fabricated on polyimide foil (PI). The foil is bonded onto a glass or silicon substrate in order to get a rigid structure for using standard silicon bulk-micromachining processes. After micro fabrication is finished the PI foil can be easily removed from the substrate. The foil itself is flexible enough to be placed on complex curved contours typically used in aerodynamic tests. This study discusses the failures introduced by geometry effects which occur due to isotropic wet etching of the metal layers. After these investigations, one hot-film design was chosen to create a sensor array for special measurements of wall shear stress in fluid mechanics. The array consists of 32 hot-film sensors custom made for an aerodynamic test. The properties of the sensing elements are optimized for the measurement set-up, providing a simple implementation. The sensing elements were finally made of Nickel, while the wiring was electroplated with [email protected] of Copper. Using the advantages of both materials is unique. It is assumed that due to the extremely flat design, the sensor including its Cu wiring has no influence on the flow. The foil, including the thin wiring is bendable enough to lead the contacts into the wing, making the electrical connection very convenient. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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