A flow rate detector includes: a housing; and a substrate assembly disposed in the housing. The substrate assembly has a flow rate detection element, a temperature detection element, and a circuit board on which the flow rate detection element and the temperature detection element are mounted. The circuit board includes a body portion fixed to the housing, and a protrusion extended to protrude from the body portion. The protrusion has an element fix portion to which the temperature detection element is fixed. The protrusion has a supported portion within a supported range including a position of the element fix portion. The supported range is defined from the element fix portion to a tip end of the protrusion along an extension direction of the protrusion. The supported portion is supported by the housing to suppress a displacement of the element fix portion in a thickness direction of the circuit board.

A fuel supply system includes a low flow circuit that branches off parallel to the main flow circuit from the upstream main flow line upstream of the metering valve and has an upstream low flow line having a line connected to an orifice having an upstream side and a downstream side. The downstream side of the orifice is connected to a mass flow meter. A return low flow line is downstream of the mass flow meter and connected into the downstream main flow line at a downstream point. A controller is programmed to take in a low flow circuit mass flow measured by the mass flow meter, and calculate a main mass flow through the main flow circuit and the total mass flow delivered to the engine. A gas turbine engine and a method of operation are also disclosed.

A circuit arrangement to control at least one valve includes at least one actuator with at least one positioning element adjustable between at least one first position and a second position. At least one driver unit activates the actuator and a control unit operates the driver unit. At least one air mass measuring device measures an air mass flowing through the valve. The control unit processes an output signal of the air mass measuring device. Valves, valve arrangements, seat comfort systems, and methods all use such circuit arrangements.

A device for measuring the rate of flow of a fluid comprising. The device includes a heating element, a housing, and a detector. The heating element is located in an interior of the housing, the housing defining a first thermal path from the heating element to a first region of an exterior of the housing and a second thermal path from the heating element to a second region of the exterior of the housing. The detector is configured to detect a property associated with transfer of heat from the heating element to the exterior of the housing. The first thermal path has a first thermal conductivity and the second thermal path has a second thermal conductivity. The first thermal conductivity is greater than the second thermal conductivity. The first region of the exterior of the housing is smaller than the second region of the exterior of the housing.

A mass flow control apparatus comprising a proportional valve upstream of a flow measurement portion, a pressure sensing element fluidly connected to determine a fluid pressure downstream of the flow measurement portion, and a dynamically adjustable variable valve downstream of the flow measurement portion and adjacent to the pressure sensing element connection. Fluid conductance of the variable valve is adjusted according to a control scheme based upon limitations of the flow measurement portion. Integral flow verification may be enabled with additional fluid pathway elements upstream of the flow measurement portion.

A physical quantity measurement device includes a housing forming a measurement flow path in which a sensor support supports a physical quantity sensor. The measurement flow path includes a sensor path in which the physical quantity sensor is disposed, an upstream curved path between the sensor path and an inlet, and a downstream curved path between the sensor path and an outlet. The housing includes a measurement narrowed portion that gradually narrows the measurement flow path in a direction from the inlet toward the physical quantity sensor. An upstream end of the sensor support is provided upstream of the measurement narrowed portion in an arrangement cross section along an imaginary straight line passing through the physical quantity sensor and extending in an arrangement direction in which the upstream curved path and the downstream curved path are arranged.

A physical quantity measurement device includes a housing forming a measurement flow path including a measurement inlet and a measurement outlet. The measurement flow path includes a sensor path in which a physical quantity sensor is disposed, an upstream curved path curved to extend from the sensor path toward the measurement inlet, and a downstream curved path curved to extend from the sensor path toward the measurement outlet. An inner surface of the housing includes an upstream outer curved surface that defines an outer outline of a curved part of the upstream curved path, and a downstream outer curved surface that defines an outer outline of a curve part of the downstream curved path. A degree of recess of the downstream outer curved surface is larger than a degree of recess of the upstream outer curved surface.

An object is to improve measurement accuracy of a thermal air flow meter. A flow-rate measuring device comprising: a sensor assembly having a flow-rate detecting element; a circuit board on which the sensor assembly is mounted; and a housing on which the circuit board is mounted, wherein the sensor assembly is mounted on the circuit board such that a detection portion side of the flow-rate detecting element is closer to the housing, and the sensor assembly includes a contact portion in contact with the housing on the detection portion side.

Provided is a physical quantity detection device capable of electrically connecting with a neutralization region arranged at a place through which a measurement target gas passes in a simple process. A physical quantity detection device 300 of the invention includes a housing 301 having a terminal 303 and a passage portion 100 through which a measurement target gas passes, and a support body 600 that supports a flow rate detection element 601. A neutralization region 500 is formed on the bottom surface of the passage portion of the housing, and the support body is supported by the housing such that the detection unit of the flow rate detection element faces the neutralization region.

A compact physical quantity detecting device is provided since it is possible to lower the mounting height of a chip package by accommodating the chip package in a notched board. In the physical quantity detecting device of the present invention, a part in a thickness direction of a support body on which a flow rate detection unit and a processing unit are mounted is accommodated in a notch provided in a printed board.