Engineering measurements / C V Collett, A D Hope

Contents

1. System characteristics & standards of measurements
1.1 measurement systems
1.2 complete measurement system
1.3 recording and display devices, etc

2. Traceability, repeatability, accuracy
2.1 national & international standards
2.2 traceability
2.3 calibrators, etc

3. Interferometry
3.1 white light
3.2 monochromatic light
3.3 interference of light, etc

4. Dimensional & angular measurement
4.1 surface plates & tables
4.2 straight edges
4.3 material standards of strength, etc

5. Assessment of surface finish
5.1 surface texture
5.2 parameters used in surface finish measurement
5.3 tolerance for Rn techniques, etc

6. Strain measurement
6.1 strain
6.2 requirements for accurate strain measurements
6.3 bonded electrical resistance strain, etc

7. Measurement of time, speed, acceleration & frequency
7.1 mechanical and electrical timers
7.2 electronic counter-timers
7.3 measurement of speed, etc

8. Measurement of force, torque & power
8.1 force measurement
8.2 mechanical methods of force measurement
8.3 hydraulic & pneumatic methods of force measurements, etc

9. Measurement of pressure
9.1 static pressure measurement
9.2 differential pressure measurement
9.3 Gauge pressure measurement, etc

10. Measurement of solid & liquid level
10.1 liquid level measurements
10.2 direct & indirect mechanical methods
10.3 pneumatic methods, etc

11. Measurements of fluid flow
11.1 streamline or laminar flow
11.2 turbulent flow
11.3 Reynolds number, etc

12. Viscometry
12.1 newton's law of viscosity
12.2 Efflux viscometers
12.3 Torque or rotational viscometers, etc

13. Measurement of temperature
13.1 conductions
13.2 convections
13.3 radiations, etc

Includes bibliography : p.385-386 . _ Index : p.387-391