J. Webster – Measurement Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook (2nd edition)

Автор: J. Webster
Название книги: Measurement Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook (2nd edition)
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Физика
Страницы: 1881
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Introduction
The second edition of The Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook comes in two volumes. This
edition reflects the state of the art in measurement, instrumentation, and sensors. In this
two-volume set, all chapters have been updated and 40 new chapters have been included to provide the
finest possible reference that is both concise and useful for engineers practicing in industry, scientists
and engineers involved in R&D, designers, college and university personnel and students, as well as
managers together with many others who are involved in instrumentation and measurement design
and applications.
The handbook covers an extensive range of topics that comprise the subject of measurement, instrumentation,
and sensors. It describes the use of instruments and techniques for practical measurements
required in engineering, physics, chemistry, environmental science, and the life sciences. It also explains
sensors, techniques, hardware, and the associated software. The handbook includes information processing
systems, automatic data acquisition, reduction and analysis, operation characteristics, accuracy,
errors, calibrations, standards, and their incorporation for control purposes. Emphasis is given on modern
intelligent instruments and techniques, wireless network operations, human factors, and modern
display methods as well as virtual instruments.
The chapters include descriptive information for professionals, students, and workers interested in measurement. They
consist of equations to assist engineers and scientists who seek to discover applications and
solve problems that arise in fields not in their specialty. They also include specialized information needed
by informed specialists who seek to learn advanced applications of the subject, evaluative opinions, and
possible areas for future study. Thus, the handbook serves the reference needs of the broadest group of
users—from the advanced high school science student to industrial and university professionals.
Organization
In this edition, the first volume has 10 parts, each consisting of several chapters, for a total of 96 chapters
written by experts in their areas. It concentrates on concepts in instrumentation and measurements,
spatial variable measurement, displacement measurement, mechanical variable measurement, acoustics,
flow and spot velocity, thermal and temperature measurement, and radiation. It reflects recent
trends in instrumentation and measurements with the addition of a new part on wireless instrumentation. Concepts
in control systems and human factors are given as a separate part.
The second volume has 10 parts, each having several chapters, for a total of 98 chapters written by
experts in their areas as in volume 1. It concentrates on sensors and sensor technology, electric variable
measurement, electromagnetic variables, time and frequency, optical measurements, chemical variables,
and medical, biomedical and health, and environmental measurement. Signal processing, and
displays and recorders constitute the last two parts of this volume.