The Measurement of Air Flow
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The Measurement of Air Flow

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The Measurement of Air Flow

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The Measurement of Air Flow: 5th Edition (in SI Units) deals primarily with the measurement (expressed in SI units) of the speed of air in motion relative to solid boundaries or surfaces. The methods described apply not only to air flow but also to the flow of other gases with little, if any, modification, except as regards the numerical values of the various physical properties occurring in the equations. Furthermore, much of the theory applies to the flow of both liquids and gases. Comprised of 13 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the general principles of the pressure-tube anemometer used in measuring pressure difference from which the speed of flow can be deduced. The reader is then introduced to the characteristics of pitot and static tubes in incompressible flow; pitot and static observations in compressible flow; and the flow of air in pipes of circular cross-section. Subsequent chapters focus on the measurement of incompressible flow in pipes by pitot and static traverse methods; methods of flow measurement based upon the rates of cooling of hot bodies; and the measurement of pulsating flow. This book is intended for students and engineers and for other practitioners concerned with the measurement of the speed of air flow.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The Measurement of Air Flow
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  7. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN LISTES OF REFERENCES
  8. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
  9. CHAPTER II. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE PRESSURE-TUBE ANEMOMETER
  10. CHAPTER III. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PITOT AND STATIC TUBES IN INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW
  11. CHAPTER IV. PITOT AND STATIC OBSERVATIONS IN COMPRESSIBLE FLOW
  12. CHAPTER V. THE FLOW OF AIR IN PIPES OF CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTION
  13. CHAPTER VI. THE MEASUREMENT OF INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW IN PIPES BY PITOT AND STATIC TRAVERSE METHODS
  14. CHAPTER VII. THE PLATE ORIFICE, SHAPED NOZZLE, AND VENTURI TUBE
  15. CHAPTER VIII. THE VANE ANEMOMETER
  16. CHAPTER IX. METHODS OF FLOW MEASUREMENT BASED UPON THE RATES OF COOLING OF HOT BODIES
  17. CHAPTER X. MANOMETERS
  18. CHAPTER XI. MISCELLANEOUS METHODS OF FLOW MEASUREMENT
  19. CHAPTER XII. THE MEASUREMENT OF PULSATING FLOW
  20. CHAPTER XIII. EXAMPLES FROM PRACTICE
  21. APPENDIX I: METRIC UNITS
  22. APPENDIX II: NUMERICAL EVALUATION OF NON-DIMENSIONAL QUANTITIES
  23. APPENDIX III: STANDARD ATMOSPHERIC PROPERTIES AT SEA-LEVEL
  24. NAME INDEX
  25. SUBJECT INDEX