(Ebook) Temperature Measurement, Second Edition by L. Michalski, K. Eckersdorf, J. Kucharski, J. McGhee(auth.) ISBN 9780470846131, 9780471867791, 0470846135, 0471867799

(Ebook) Temperature Measurement, Second Edition by L. Michalski, K. Eckersdorf, J. Kucharski, J. McGhee(auth.) ISBN 9780470846131, 9780471867791, 0470846135, 0471867799

The accurate measurement of temperature is a vital parameter in many fields of engineering and scientific practice. Responding to emerging trends, this classic reference has been fully revised to include coverage of the latest instrumentation and measurement methods. Featuring: * Brand new chapters on computerised temperature measuring systems, signal conditioning and temperature measurement in medicine * Sections on noise thermometers, the development of photoelectric and multi-wavelength pyrometers and the latest IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) standards * Coverage of fibre optic thermometers, imaging of temperature fields and measurement in hazardous areas * Examination of virtual instruments in temperature measurement, and new methods for themometer calibration * Many numerical examples, tables and diagrams Practising instrument engineers, graduate students and researchers in the fields of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering and in other industrial areas will welcome this balanced approach to both the theory and practice of temperature measurement.Content: Chapter 1 Temperature Scales and Classification of Thermometers (pages 1–18): Chapter 2 Non?Electric Thermometers (pages 19–36): Chapter 3 Thermoelectric Thermometers (pages 37–84): Chapter 4 Resistance Thermometers (pages 85–102): Chapter 5 Semiconductor Thermometers (pages 103–124): Chapter 6 Fibre Optic Thermometers (pages 125–138): Chapter 7 Quartz, Ultrasonic and Noise Thermometers and Distributed Parameter Sensors (pages 139–150): Chapter 8 Pyrometers Classification and Radiation Laws (pages 151–162): Chapter 9 Manually Operated Pyrometers (pages 163–176): Chapter 10 Automatic Pyrometers (pages 177–208): Chapter 11 Practical Applications of Pyrometers (pages 209–228): Chapter 12 Conditioning of Temperature Sensor Output Signals (pages 229–258): Chapter 13 Computerised Temperature Measuring Systems (pages 259–272): Chapter 14 Imaging of Temperature Fields of Solids (pages 273–278): Chapter 15 Dynamic Temperature Measurement (pages 279–332): Chapter 16 Temperature Measurement of Solid Bodies by Contact Method (pages 333–360): Chapter 17 Temperature Measurement of Fluids (pages 361–380): Chapter 18 Temperature Measurement of Transparent Solid Bodies (pages 381–386): Chapter 19 Temperature Measurement of Moving Bodies (pages 387–396): Chapter 20 Temperature Measurement in Industrial Appliances (pages 397–411): Chapter 21 Temperature Measurement in Medicine (pages 413–418): Chapter 22 Calibration and Testing of Temperature Measuring Instruments (pages 419–452):