title: Fabrication of a flexible micro temperature sensor for micro reformer applications.
abstract: Micro reformers still face obstacles in minimizing their size, decreasing the concentration of CO, conversion efficiency and the feasibility of integrated fabrication with fuel cells. By using a micro temperature sensor fabricated on a stainless steel-based micro reformer, this work attempts to measure the inner temperature and increase the conversion efficiency. Micro temperature sensors on a stainless steel substrate are fabricated using micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and then placed separately inside the micro reformer. Micro temperature sensors are characterized by their higher accuracy and sensitivity than those of a conventional thermocouple. To the best of our knowledge, micro temperature sensors have not been embedded before in micro reformers and commercial products, therefore, this work presents a novel approach to integrating micro temperature sensors in a stainless steel-based micro reformer in order to evaluate inner local temperature distributions and enhance reformer performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yuan Ze Fuel Cell Center, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. cylee@saturn.yzu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Chi-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chien-Hen
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yi-Man
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000032:analysis*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D055617:Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D006859:Hydrogen