摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for measuring the mass of a flowing medium which utilizes a temperature-dependent resistor disposed in the flow of the medium. The temperature- dependent resistor includes a carrier and a resistor film disposed on the carrier. The temperature and/or resistance of the resistor film is governed by the mass of the flowing medium and serves as the basis for the generation of a manipulated variable which is a standard for the mass of the flowing medium. The apparatus also utilizes a preceding body aligned longitudinally with the carrier directly upstream of the carrier in the direction of the flow of the medium. The preceding body has a length such that a particular boundary layer state prevails about the temperature-dependent resistor and the heat-transfer coefficient of the resistor film is influenced in accordance with the mass of the flowing medium.</p> |