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Tables of Contents for Mechanical Variables Measurement
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SECTION I Mechanical Variables Measurement---Solid
Mass and Weight Measurement
Mark Fritz
Emil Hazarian
Weighing Instruments
1
4
Weighing Techniques
5
Density Measurement
Halit Eren
Solid Density
2
1
Fluid Density
2
Strain Measurement
Christopher S. Lynch
Fundamental Defintions of Strain
1
5
Principles of Operation of Strain Sensors
6
Force Measurement
M. A. Elbestawi
General Considerations
1
1
Hooke's Law
1
2
Force Sensors
3
Torque and Power Measurement
Ivan J. Garshelis
Fundamental Concepts
1
3
Arrangements of Apparatus for Torque and Power Measurement
4
1
Torque Transducer Technologies
5
2
Torque Transducer Construction, Operation, and Application
7
2
Apparatus for Power Measurement
9
Tactile Sensing
R. E. Saad
A. Bonen
K. C. Smith
B. Benhabib
Sensing Classification
1
1
Mechanical Effects of Contact
2
3
Technologies for Tactile Sensing
5
SECTION II Mechanical Variables Measurement---Fluid
Pressure and Sound Measurement
Kevin H.-L. Chau
Ron Goehner
Emil Drubetsky
Howard M. Brady
William H. Bayles, Jr.
Peder C. Pedersen
Pressure Measurement
1
10
Vacuum Measurement
11
22
Ultrasound Measurement
33
Acoustic Measurement
Per Rasmussen
The Wave Equation
2
1
Plane Sound Waves
3
1
Spherical Waves
3
1
Acoustic Measurements
4
5
Sound Pressure Level Measurements
9
3
Frequency Analyzers
12
1
Pressure-Based Measurements
13
1
Sound Intensity Measurements
14
3
Near-Field Acoustic Holography Measurements
17
4
Calibration
21
Flow Measurement
Richard Thorn
Adrian Melling
Herbert Kochner
Reinhard Haak
Zaki D. Husain
Donald J. Wass
David Wadlow
Harold M. Miller
Halit Eren
Hans-Peter Vaterlaus
Thomas Hossle
Paolo Giordano
Christophe Bruttin
Wade M. Mattar
James H. Vignos
Nam-Trung Nguyen
Jesse Yoder
Rekha Philip-Chandy
Roger Morgan
Patricia J. Scully
Differential Pressure Flowmeters
2
11
Variable Area Flowmeters
13
20
Positive Displacement Flowmeters
33
7
Turbine and Vane Flowmeters
40
17
Impeller Flowmeters
57
6
Electromagnetic Flowmeters
63
11
Ultrasonic Flowmeters
74
15
Vortex Shedding Flowmeters
89
10
Thermal Mass Flow Sensors
99
19
Coriolis Effect Mass Flowmeters
118
4
Drag Force Flowmeters
122
Point Velocity Measurement
John A. Kleppe
John G. Olin
Rajan K. Menon
Pitot Probe Anemometry
1
17
Thermal Anemometry
18
19
Laser Anemometry
37
Viscosity Measurement
G. E. Leblanc
R. A. Secco
M. Kostic
Shear Viscosity
1
1
Surface Tension Measurement
David B. Thiessen
Kin F. Man
Mechanics of Fluid Surfaces
2
3
Standard Methods and Instrumentation
5
5
Specialized Methods
10
SECTION III Mechanical Variables Measurement---Thermal
Temperature Measurement
Robert J. Stephenson
Armelle M. Moulin
Mark E. Welland
Jim Burns
Meyer Sapoff
R. P. Reed
Randy Frank
Jacob Fraden
J. V. Nicholas
Franco Pavese
Jan Stasiek
Tolestyn Madaj
Jaroslaw Mikielewicz
Brian Culshaw
Bimaterials Thermometers
2
11
Resistive Thermometers
13
12
Thermistor Thermometers
25
16
Thermocouple Thermometers
41
33
Semiconductor Junction Thermometers
74
13
Infrared Thermometers
87
22
Pyroelectric Thermometers
109
8
Liquid-in-Glass Thermometers
117
12
Manometric Thermometers
129
7
Temperature Indicators
136
16
Fiber-Optic Thermometers
152
Thermal Conductivity Measurement
William A. Wakeham
Marc J. Assael
Fundamental Equations
2
1
Measurement Techniques
3
6
Instrumentation
9
1
Appraisal
9
Heat Flux
Thomas E. Diller
Heat Transfer Fundamentals
2
2
Heat Flux Measurement
4
1
Sensors Based on Spatial Temperature Gradient
4
5
Sensors Based on Temperature Change with Time
9
3
Measurements Based on Surface Heating
12
1
Calibration and Problems to Avoid
12
1
Summary
12
Thermal Imaging
Herbert M. Runciman
Essential Components
1
1
Thermal Imaging Wavebands
2
2
Emission from Source
4
1
Atmospheric Transmission
5
1
Detectors
5
4
Electronics
9
1
Optics and Scanning
10
4
Temperature References
14
1
Imager Performance
14
1
Available Imagers
15
1
Performance Trade-offs
16
2
Future Trends in Thermal Imaging
18
Calorimetry Measurement
Sander van Herwaarden
Heat and Other Thermal Signals
1
2
Calorimeters Differ in How They Relate to Their Surroundings
3
1
Adiabatic Calorimeters Often Measure Time-Dependent Temperature Differences
4
3
Typical Applications of Calorimeters
7
1
Thermal Analysis of Materials and Their Behavior with Temperature
7
2
Choosing the Proper Calorimeter for an Application
9
2
Can the Instrument of Choice Measure the Signals Desired?
11
1
Commercially Available Calorimeters
11
1
Advanced Topic: Modulated or Dynamic DSC Operation
11
Index
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