Calibration and testing of integrated thermal airflow sensors

1.The transfer function of an integrated thermal airflow sensor strongly depends on its packaging. (Chapter 3) 2.Computer simulation of thermal airflow sensors appears still to consume more time than measurements on physical devices. (Chapter 3) 3.The calibration of thermal airflow sensors can be reduced to mathematical post-processing. (Chapter 3) 4.If a thermal airflow sensor is covered with water, real-time error correction is not possible. (Chapter 4) 5.Revision of your own work is like a two-edged knife. 6.Democracy is not a gift. It has to be conquered. 7.The strength of a fighter does not depend on his specific martial art, but on how he is able to use different fight skills. 8.One really understands a subject, if one can explain it to others. 9.The ability to follow a rhythm helps you to go on, but the ability to vary a rhythm helps you to be successful. 10."Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child." (Ecclesiastes 10:16, KJV)

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