Principles of measurement systems /
Measurement systems
John P. Bentley.
- Fourth edition.
- xiv, 528 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents -- Preface to the fourth edition -- Acknowledgements -- Part A: General Principles -- 1. The general measurement system -- 2. Static characteristics of measurement system elements -- 3. The accuracy of measurement systems in the steady state -- 4. Dynamic characteristics of measurement systems -- 5. Loading effects and two-port networks -- 6. Signals and noise in measurement systems -- 7. Reliability, choice and economics of measurement systems -- Part B: Typical measurement system elements 8. Sensing elements -- 9. Signal conditioning elements -- 10. Signal processing elements and software -- 11. Data presentation elements -- Part C: Specialised measurement Systems -- 12. Flow measurement systems -- 13. Intrinsically safe measurement systems -- 14. Heat transfer effects in measurement systems -- 15. Optical measurement systems -- 16. Ultrasonic measurement systems -- 17. Gas chromatography -- 18. Data acquisition and communications systems -- 19. The intelligent multivariable measurement system -- Answers to numerical problems -- Index.
'Principles of Measurement Systems' treats measurement as a coherent and integrated subject. Looking at sensing, signal conditioning, signal processing, and data presentation, it offers a rounded discussion of the fundamentals of accurate measurement of all kinds of activity.