Precision Pressure & Airflow Measurement Device with Analog Sensor

Components and supplies

NXP MPXM2053GS

Analog Devices Instrumentation Amplifier, SO-8, 100 kHz, AD623ARZ

Capacitor Ceramic 0.1uF (generic)

Electrolytic Decoupling Capacitors - 10uF (generic)

Precision Pressure & Airflow Measurement Device with Analog Sensor

Adafruit Standard LCD - 16x2 White on Blue

Arduino UNO

Necessary tools and machines

Soldering iron (generic)

About this project

Code

Differential pressure to airflow speed in m/s

Differential pressure to airflow speed in m/sC#

Measuring airflow with analog pressure sensor.

#include <Wire.h>  
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> 
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 2, 1, 0, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, POSITIVE); 

float CurrentReading;
float Sum;
float Average;
float MeasuresN=2500 ; // number of measures to average
float Flow;

void setup() 
{
Serial.begin(9600);
lcd.begin(16,2); 
}

void loop() 
{
for (int i=0; i<MeasuresN; i++)
{
CurrentReading = analogRead(A0);
Sum+=CurrentReading;
delay(1);
}
Average=Sum/MeasuresN;
Sum=0;

// To proper measure from 0 m/s airspeed you will need to find curve equation based on your application- I use linear equation to test on fan I had access to.

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Flow=(Average-68)*0.265+2.7;   
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lcd.backlight(); 
lcd.setCursor(0,0); 
lcd.print("Sensor:"); lcd.print(Average); 
lcd.setCursor(0,1); 
lcd.print("Airflow:"); lcd.print(Flow); lcd.print("m/s  ");
  
delay(5);
}

Schematics

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Manufacturing process

3D printing

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