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1 Basic Concepts Of Measurement Methods |
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1.2 General Measurement System |
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Signal-Conditioning Stage |
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General Template for a Measurement System |
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1.3 Experimental Test Plan |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (1) |
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Replication and Repetition |
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14 | (8) |
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Random and Systematic Errors and Uncertainty |
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Sensitivity and Zero Errors |
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Overall Instrument Error and Instrument Uncertainty |
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Verification and Validation |
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Base Dimensions and Their Units |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (3) |
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28 | (1) |
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Rectangular Coordinate Format |
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Semilog Coordinate Format |
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Full-Log Coordinate Format |
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33 | (1) |
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2 Static And Dynamic Characteristics Of Signals |
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2.2 Input/Output Signal Concepts |
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35 | (4) |
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Classification of Waveforms |
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Signal Root-Mean-Square Value |
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Discrete Time or Digital Signals |
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2.4 Signal Amplitude and Frequency |
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42 | (13) |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (3) |
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Fourier Series and Coefficients |
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48 | (1) |
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Special Case: Functions with T = 27r |
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2.5 Fourier Transform and the Frequency Spectrum |
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Discrete Fourier Transform |
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56 | (4) |
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Analysis of Signals in Frequency Space |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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3 Measurement System Behavior |
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64 | (33) |
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64 | (1) |
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3.2 General Model for a Measurement System |
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64 | (4) |
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3.3 Special Cases of the General System Model |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (10) |
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88 | (2) |
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3.6 Multiple-Function Inputs |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (1) |
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4 Probability And Statistics |
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97 | (36) |
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4.2 Statistical Measurement Theory |
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Probability Density Functions |
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4.3 Describing the Behavior of a Population |
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4.4 Statistics of Finite-Sized Data Sets |
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Standard Deviation of the Means |
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Repeated Tests and Pooled Data |
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4.6 Chi-Squared Distribution |
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Precision Interval in a Sample Variance |
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118 | (1) |
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121 | (5) |
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Least-Squares Regression Analysis |
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4.8 Data Outlier Detection |
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126 | (1) |
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4.9 Number of Measurements Required |
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127 | (2) |
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4.10 Monte Carlo Simulations |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (1) |
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5 Uncertainty Analysis |
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133 | (41) |
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133 | (1) |
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5.3 Design-Stage Uncertainty Analysis |
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Combining Elemental Errors: RSS Method |
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137 | (1) |
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5.4 Identifying Error Sources |
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140 | (2) |
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5.5 Systematic and Random Errors and Standard Uncertainties |
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142 | (2) |
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Other Ways Used to Classify Error and Uncertainty |
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5.6 Uncertainty Analysis: Multi-Variable Error Propagation |
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144 | (7) |
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Approximating a Sensitivity Index |
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146 | (3) |
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5.7 Advanced-Stage Uncertainty Analysis |
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151 | (6) |
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5.8 Multiple-Measurement Uncertainty Analysis |
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Propagation of Elemental Errors |
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Propagation of Uncertainty to a Result |
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5.9 Correction for Correlated Errors |
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168 | (2) |
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5.10 Nonsymmetrical Systematic Uncertainty Interval |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (1) |
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6 Analog Electrical Devices And Measurements |
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174 | (41) |
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174 | (1) |
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6.2 Analog Devices: Current Measurements |
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174 | (5) |
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178 | (1) |
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6.3 Analog Devices: Voltage Measurements |
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179 | (3) |
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6.4 Analog Devices: Resistance Measurements |
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6.5 Loading Errors and Impedance Matching |
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Loading Errors for Voltage-Dividing Circuit |
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189 | (1) |
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Interstage Loading Errors |
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190 | (3) |
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6.6 Analog Signal Conditioning: Amplifiers |
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193 | (3) |
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6.7 Analog Signal Conditioning: Special-Purpose Circuits |
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196 | (5) |
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Analog Voltage Comparator |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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Multivibrator and Flip-Flop Circuits |
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199 | (2) |
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6.8 Analog Signal Conditioning: Filters |
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201 | (10) |
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Butterworth Filter Design |
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202 | (1) |
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Improved Butterworth Filter Designs |
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203 | (5) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (2) |
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6.9 Grounds, Shielding, and Connecting Wires |
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211 | (2) |
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7 Sampling, Digital Devices, And Data Acquisition |
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215 | (43) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (7) |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (3) |
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7.3 Digital Devices: Bits and Words |
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223 | (3) |
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7.4 Transmitting Digital Numbers: High and Low Signals |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (10) |
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Digital-to-Analog Converter |
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227 | (1) |
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Analog-to-Digital Converter |
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228 | (4) |
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Successive Approximation Converters |
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232 | (5) |
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7.6 Data Acquisition Systems |
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237 | (1) |
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7.7 Data Acquisition System Components |
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238 | (4) |
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Analog Signal Conditioning: Filters and Amplification |
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238 | (3) |
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Components for Acquiring Data |
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7.8 Analog Input-Output Communication |
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242 | (4) |
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7.9 Digital Input-Output Communication |
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246 | (6) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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Other Serial Communications: RS-232C |
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249 | (1) |
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7.10 Digital Image Acquisition and Processing |
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252 | (4) |
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253 | (3) |
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8 Temperature Measurements |
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258 | (57) |
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8.2 Temperature Standards and Definition |
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Fixed Point Temperatures and Interpolation |
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Temperature Scales and Standards |
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8.3 Thermometry Based on Thermal Expansion |
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261 | (2) |
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Liquid-in-Glass Thermometers |
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262 | (1) |
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8.4 Electrical Resistance Thermometry |
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Resistance Temperature Detectors |
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264 | (7) |
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8.5 Thermoelectric Temperature Measurement |
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Fundamental Thermocouple Laws |
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Basic Temperature Measurement with Thermocouples |
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280 | (7) |
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Thermocouple Voltage Measurement |
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Multiple-Junction Thermocouple Circuits |
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289 | (2) |
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Applications for Thermoelectric Temperature Measurement: Heat Flux |
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291 | (3) |
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Data Acquisition Considerations |
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294 | (3) |
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8.6 Radiative Temperature Measurements |
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297 | (7) |
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Optical Fiber Thermometers |
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Narrow-Band Infrared Temperature Measurement |
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8.7 Physical Errors in Temperature Measurement |
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Recovery Errors in Temperature Measurement |
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9 Pressure And Velocity Measurements |
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315 | (1) |
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315 | (3) |
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9.3 Pressure Reference Instruments, McLeod Gauge |
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318 | (7) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (4) |
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324 | (1) |
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325 | (6) |
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326 | (1) |
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Bellows and Capsule Elements |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (3) |
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Piezoelectric Crystal Elements |
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330 | (1) |
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9.5 Pressure Transducer Calibration |
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331 | (2) |
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9.6 Pressure Measurements in Moving Fluids |
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333 | (3) |
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Total Pressure Measurement |
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334 | (1) |
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Static Pressure Measurement |
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335 | (1) |
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9.7 Modeling Pressure-Fluid Systems |
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9.8 Design and Installation: Transmission Effects |
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337 | (4) |
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338 | (1) |
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9.9 Acoustical Measurements |
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342 | (3) |
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9.10 Fluid Velocity Measuring Systems |
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Pitot-Static Pressure Probe |
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346 | (2) |
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348 | (2) |
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350 | (2) |
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Particle Image Velocimetry |
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352 | (1) |
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Selection of Velocity Measuring Methods |
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10 Flow Measurements |
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10.2 Historical Background |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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10.4 Volume Flow Rate through Velocity Determination |
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359 | (2) |
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10.5 Pressure Differential Meters |
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361 | (16) |
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361 | (3) |
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364 | (2) |
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366 | (2) |
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368 | (5) |
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373 | (1) |
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Obstruction Meter Selection |
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374 | (2) |
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376 | (1) |
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10.6 Insertion Volume Flow Meters |
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377 | (9) |
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Electromagnetic Flow Meters |
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377 | (2) |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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Transit Time and Doppler (Ultrasonic) Flow Meters |
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383 | (1) |
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Positive Displacement Meters |
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384 | (2) |
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386 | (5) |
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387 | (4) |
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10.8 Flow Meter Calibration and Standards |
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391 | (1) |
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10.9 Estimating Standard Flow Rate |
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392 | (1) |
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11 Strain Measurement |
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395 | (31) |
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395 | (1) |
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395 | (3) |
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397 | (1) |
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11.3 Resistance Strain Gauges |
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398 | (6) |
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398 | (2) |
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Strain Gauge Construction and Bonding |
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400 | (3) |
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Semiconductor Strain Gauges |
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403 | (1) |
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11.4 Strain Gauge Electrical Circuits |
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404 | (3) |
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11.5 Practical Considerations for Strain Measurement |
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407 | (2) |
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The Multiple Gauge Bridge |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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11.6 Apparent Strain and Temperature Compensation |
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409 | (9) |
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410 | (2) |
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Bridge Static Sensitivity |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (1) |
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Analysis of Strain Gauge Data |
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413 | (3) |
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11.7 Optical Strain Measuring Techniques |
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418 | (6) |
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Basic Characteristics of Light |
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418 | (1) |
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419 | (2) |
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421 | (1) |
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Fiber Bragg Strain Measurement |
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422 | (2) |
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424 | (1) |
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12 Mechatronics: Sensors, Actuators, And Controls |
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426 | (1) |
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426 | (24) |
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426 | (4) |
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Measurement of Acceleration and Vibration |
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430 | (7) |
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437 | (4) |
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Angular Velocity Measurements |
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441 | (3) |
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444 | (3) |
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447 | (1) |
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Mechanical Power Measurements |
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448 | (2) |
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450 | (7) |
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450 | (2) |
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Pneumatic and Hydraulic Actuators |
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452 | (3) |
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455 | (1) |
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455 | (2) |
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457 | (17) |
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460 | (1) |
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460 | (3) |
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463 | (1) |
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464 | (4) |
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Proportional-Integral (PI) Control |
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468 | (1) |
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Proportional-Integral-Derivative Control of a Second-Order System |
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469 | (5) |
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474 | (1) |
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Chapter Homework Problems |
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P-1 | |
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A Property Data And Conversion Factors |
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B Laplace Transform Basics |
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B.2 Laplace Transform Pairs |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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