Introduction to engineering experimentation / Anthony J. Wheeler, Ahmad R. Ganji.

CONTENT

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Applications of Engineering Experimentation and Measurement
1.2 Objective and Overview
1.3 Dimension and Units
1.4 Closure

CHAPTER 2 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MEASUREMENT
2.1 Generalized Measurement System
2.2 Validity of Measurement
2.3 Dynamic Measurements
2.4 Closure

CHAPTER 3 MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SIGNALS
3.1 Electrical Signal Measurement Systems
3.2 Signal Conditioners
3.3 Indicating and Recording Devices
3.4 Electrical Transmission of Signals Between Components, etc.

CHAPTER 4 COMPUTERIZED DATA-ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Computer Systems
4.3 Data-Acquisition Components
4.4 Configurations of Data-Acquisition Systems
4.5 Software for Data-Acquisition Systems, etc.

CHAPTER 5 DISCRETE SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF TIME-VARYING SIGNALS
5.1 Sampling-Rate Theorem
5.2 Spectral Analysis of time- Varying Signals
5.3 Spectral Analysis Using the Fourier Transform
5.4 Selecting the Sampling Rate and Filtering

CHAPTER 6 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA
6.1 Introduction
6.2 General Concepts and Definitions
6.3 Probability
6.4 Parameter Estimation
6.5 Criterion for Rejecting Questionable Data Points, etc.

CHAPTER 7 EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Propagation of Uncertainties-General Considerations
7.3 Consideration of Systematic and Random Components of Uncertainty
7.4 Sources of Elemental Error
7.5 Uncertainty of the Final Result for Single-Measurement Experiments, etc.

CHAPTER 8 MEASUREMENT OF SOLID MECHANICAL QUANTITIES
8.1 Measuring Strain
8.2 Measuring Displacement
8.3 Measuring Linear Velocity
8.4 Measuring Angular Velocity
8.5 Measuring Acceleration and Vibration, etc.

CHAPTER 9 MEASURING PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
9.1 Measuring pressure
9.2 Measuring Temperature
9.3 Measuring Humidity
9.4 Fiber-Optic Devices, etc.

CHAPTER MEASURING FLUID FLOW RATE, FLUID VELOCITY, FLUID LEVEL, AND COMBUSTION POLLUTANTS
10.1 Systems for Measuring Fluid Flow Rate
10.2 Systems for Measuring Fluid Velocity
10.3 Measuring Fluid Level
10.4 Measuring Air Pollution Species

CHAPTER DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
11.1 Order of a Dynamic Measurement system
11.2 Zero-order measurement systems
11.3 First-order measurement systems
11.4 Second-order measurement systems
11.5 Closure

CHAPTER 12 GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING AND DOCUMENTING EXPERIMENTS
12.1 Overview of an Experimental program
12.2 Common Activities in Experimental projects
12.3 Closure

Includes bibliographical index: p.434-452