Brookes / Hammond Basic Instrumentation for Engineers and Physicists

The Commonwealth and International Library: Applied Electricity and Electronics Division
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4831-3766-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 201 Seiten, Web PDF

Basic Instrumentation for Engineers and Physicists provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of instrumentation and measurements. This book discusses the method of building up an instrumentation system. Organized into eight chapters, this book begins with an overview of the instruments designed for use by human operatives that are usually of the visual reading type. This text then examines the common methods of length measurement by means of scales and by means of gauge blocks. Other chapters consider kilogram as the internationally recognized fundamental unit of mass, which is defined by a standard mass known as the International Prototype Kilogram. This book discusses as well the importance of precise determination of time. The final chapter deals with the assembly of apparatus appropriate for the measurements that have to be made in carrying out a specific project. This book is a valuable resource for engineers, physicists, scientists, students, and research workers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brookes, A. M. P.

Hammond, P.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Basic Instrumentation for Engineers and Physicists;6
3;Copyright Page;7
4;Table of Contents;8
5;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;10
6;INTRODUCTION;12
7;Chapter 1. Elements of Instruments;16
8;Chapter 2. Measurement of Length;20
8.1;References for Chapter 2;61
9;Chapter 3. Measurement of Mass;63
9.1;References for Chapter 3;70
10;Chapter 4. Measurement of Time;71
10.1;1. Types of Electrical Counter;74
10.2;2. Gate Circuits;75
10.3;3. Standard Frequency Generators;76
10.4;4. Counting-down Circuits;76
10.5;5. Addition of Voltages;78
10.6;6. The Production of Pulses from Sine Waves;79
10.7;7. The Adjustment of Counting-down Circuits;79
10.8;8. The Frequency Calibration of an Oscillator—Method 1;80
10.9;9. The Frequency Calibration of an Oscillator—Method 2;82
10.10;References for Chapter 4;91
11;Chapter 5. Transducers;92
11.1;1. Static Mechanical Transducers;93
11.2;2. Dynamic Mechanical Transducers;96
11.3;3. Electrical Transducers;98
11.4;4. Measuring Bridges;104
11.5;5. Capacitance Transducers;108
11.6;6. An a.c. Bridge for Use with Resistance Strain Gauges;111
11.7;7. The Phase-sensitive Detector;112
11.8;References for Chapter 5;116
12;Chapter 6. Measurement of Non-fundamental Parameters;117
12.1;1. Temperature Measurement;118
12.2;2. Measurement of Electric Charge;123
12.3;3. Pressure Measurement;124
12.4;4. Strain Measurement;130
12.5;5. Velocity Measurement;132
12.6;6. Angular Velocity Measurement;135
12.7;7. Acceleration Measurement;137
12.8;8. Thin Film Measurement;141
12.9;9. Level Measurement;142
12.10;10. Angle Measurement;145
12.11;11. Density Measurement;153
12.12;12. Displacement Following;154
12.13;References for Chapter 6;154
12.14;Chapter 7. The Laser;155
12.15;References for Chapter 7;164
13;Chapter 8. Instrumentation Systems;165
13.1;1. The Problem and its Solution;167
13.2;2. The Connection of a Source to a Load;174
13.3;3. Perfect Transformers and Practical Transformers;176
13.4;4. The Problem of Long Connections;176
13.5;5. The Cathode Follower and the Emitter Follower;179
13.6;6. The Production of a Square Wave;181
13.7;7. Differentiating and Integrating Circuits;182
13.8;8. The Production of Recurrent Pulses;184
13.9;9. The Use of a Twin-T Network;185
13.10;10. A Simple Temperature Control System;186
13.11;11. A Simple Position Control System;189
14;Appendix 1: Coding of Electronic Components;193
14.1;1. Resistors;193
14.2;2. Capacitors;194
14.3;3. Transformers;196
14.4;4. Valves;196
14.5;5· Semiconductors;197
14.6;Appendix 2: Moiré Fringes;200
14.7;1. Introduction;200
14.8;2. Formation of Fringes;200
14.9;3. Metrological Applications;201
14.10;4. The Availability of Metrological Gratings;202
14.11;5. Applications of Moiré Fringe Measurement;203
15;GENERAL REFERENCES;204
16;INDEX;205