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Transducers in Mechanical and Electronic Design
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This book presents to the design engineer the transducers and measurement techniques available, and evaluates their features and drawbacks. It is written for the instrument and systems designer, not the theoretician.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contents
- 1. Basics of Measurement Circuitry
- 1.1 Operational Amplifiers
- 1.2 Wheatstone Bridge Circuits
- 1.3 Voltage and Current Sources
- 1.4 Chopper-Stabilized Amplifiers
- 1.5 Linearization
- 1.6 Multi vibrators
- 2. Resistive Transducers
- 2.1 Potentiometers
- 2.2 Resistance Thermometers
- 2.3 Thermistors
- 2.4 Metallic Strain Gages
- 2.5 Semiconductor Strain Gages
- 3. Magnetic Transducers
- 3.1 Linear Variable Differential Transformers
- 3.2 Linear Variable Reluctance Transducers
- 3.3 Inductive Proximity Detectors
- 3.4 Tachometers
- 4. Capacitive Transducers
- 4.1 Basics of Capacitance
- 4.2 Capacitance Measurement Circuitry
- 4.3 Capacitive Proximity Detectors
- 4.4 Capacitive Displacement Measurement
- 4.5 Pressure Measurement
- 4.6 Capacitive Level Measurement
- 4.7 Moisture and Humidity Measurement
- 4.8 Composition Analysis
- 5. Self-Generating Transducers
- 5.1 Thermocouples
- 5.2 Piezoelectric Transducers
- 6. Electrochemical Transducers
- 6.1 Conductivity and Its Measurement
- 6.2 pH and Its Measurement
- 6.3 Oxidation-Reduction Potential
- 6.4 Selective Ion Electrodes
- 7. Semiconductor Transducers
- 7.1 Temperature
- 7.2 Strain
- 7.3 Fabrication of Silicon Mechanical Devices
- 7.4 Pressure
- 7.5 Acceleration
- 7.6 Hall-Effect Sensors
- 7.7 Photodiodes
- 7.8 Ion- Sensitive Devices
- 7.9 Integrated Gas Chromatograph
- 7.10 The Future
- 8. Flow Measurement
- 8.1 Differential Pressure Devices
- 8.2 Open-Channel Flow
- 8.3 Vortex-Shedding Meters
- 8.4 Magnetic Flowmeters
- 8.5 Ultrasonic Flowmeters
- 8.6 Thermal Flowmeters
- 8.7 Turbine and Positive Displacement Flowmeters
- 8.8 Other Flowmeters
- 9. Temperature Measurement
- 9.1 Selecting the Sensor
- 9.2 Sheathed Probe Assemblies
- 9.3 Thermowells and Protection Tubes
- 9.4 Other Temperature Measurement Assemblies
- 9.5 Accuracy Considerations
- 9.6 Air and Gas Temperatures
- 9.7 Surface Temperature Measurement
- 9.8 Cryogenics
- 9.9 Molten Metals
- 9.10 Noncontact Temperature Measurement
- 10. Pressure, Force, and Weight Measurement
- 10.1 Pressure Measurement
- 10.2 Pressure Calibration Standards
- 10.3 Vacuum Measurement
- 10.4 Vacuum Gage Calibration
- 10.5 Force Measurement
- 10.6 Torque Measurement
- 10.7 Weight and Mass Measurement
- 11. Level Measurement
- 11.1 Floats and Buoyancy Measurements
- 11.2 Pressure-Based Measurements
- 11.3 Measurements Using Mechanical Servos
- 11.4 Impedance Measurements
- 11.5 Level Detectors
- 11.6 Weight Measurement
- 11.7 Ultrasonic Echo Measurements
- 12. Interfacing to Computers
- 12.1 Analog-to-Digital Converters
- 12.2 Communicating with the Converter
- 12.3 Programming Considerations
- 12.4 Analog Considerations
- 12.5 Applications Considerations
- 12.6 The IEEE-488 Bus
- 12.7 Data Acquisition Systems and Subsystems
- Bibliography
- Index
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