Hi! We have been using the BMP280 for some time with great success to measure the pressure during a vacuum distillation of isopropylalcohol and ethanol. The distillation is run at around 150 mbar, and the temperature of the gasses that the sensor is exposed to is usually around 35 degrees. It has worked well for a long time, but i am worried that the sensor is not designed for condensing environments and therefor we have looked at the sealed BMP384 as an alternative. The sensor may also be subjected to low amounts of plant oils, but mainly isopropanol vapour at 150-200 mbar. It is positioned in its own isolated corned away from the actual boiling and the vapours escape path. We are currently testing the sensor by running it submerged in isopropanol (99%) and it looks fine. I wanted to see if i would poke the gel and feel the consistency with a small piece of wire and that seemed to ruin the sensor immedately. My questions are: 1: Do you know what gel material the BMP384 is sealed with? Is it a type of silicone? 2: Is the material resistant to isopropanol and ethanol? 3: Will small amounts of plant oils disolved in the alcohol harm it? 4: Is the sensor supposed to very fragile towards mechanical "poking" with a wire, or was it caused by prolonged exposure to isopropanol? I hop you can help me with answers. Thank you, sincerely Peter Selmer Gade Drizzle ApS Are there any other sensors i should be looking at?
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