Measurement and instrumentation : theory and application

Measurement and Instrumentation introduces undergraduate engineering students to the measurement principles and the range of sensors and instruments that are used for measuring physical variables. Based on Morris's Measurement and Instrumentation Principles, this brand new text has been fully u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Morris, Alan S., 1948-
Other Authors Langari, Reza
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Waltham, MA : Academic Press, ©2012.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780123819628
0123819628
9780123819604
0123819601
9780128008843
0128008849
Physical Description1 online resource (xxi, 617 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Measurement; Types of Instruments and Performance Characteristics; Errors During the Measurement Process; Calibration of Measuring Sensors and Instruments; Data Acquisition with LabVIEW; Signal Processing with LabVIEW; Electrical Indicating and Test Instruments; Display, Recording and Presentation of Measurement Data; Variable Conversion Elements; Signal Transmission; Digital Computation and Intelligent Instruments; Measurement Reliability and Safety Systems; Sensor Technologies; Temperature Measurement; Pressure Measurement; Flow Measurement; Level Measurement; Mass, Force and Torque Measurement; Translational Motion Transducers; Rotational Motion; Appendix A Conversion Tables Between Imperial and SI Units; Appendix B Thevenin's Theorem; Appendix C Thermocouple Tables.