Engineering

Appropriate for undergraduate-level courses in Introduction to Engineering Experimentation found in departments of Mechanical, Aeronautical, Civil, and Electrical Engineering.

Wheeler and Ganji introduce many topics that engineers need to master in order to plan, design and document a successful experiment or measurement system. The text offers thorough discussions of topics often ignored or merely touched upon by other texts, including modern computerized data acquisition systems, electrical output measuring devices, and in-depth coverage of experimental uncertainty analysis.

• NEW - Statistics chapter expanded and enhanced—To include the Poisson distribution, multiple and polynomial regression, outlier analysis for x-y data sets and linear functions of random variables.

  • Provides students with a more comprehensive coverage of statistics and probability at the elementary level and discusses the distribution functions that are most useful for engineering applications.

• NEW - Uncertainty analysis chapter updated to conform to ASME revised standard.

  • Provides students with a highly guided and practical approach to the material in conformity with the latest ASME Performance Test Code Standards.

• NEW - 50% new end of chapter homework problems—Many new problems are based on the authors' practical experience.

  • Provides students with 117 new problems to test and challenge their understanding.

• NEW - More convenient forms of equations used.

  • Gives students a more standard form for Fourier series in the discrete sampling chapter and more convenient forms of equations are given in the dynamic behavior chapter.

• Detailed practical examples and homework problems throughout.

  • Provides students with opportunities to gain a better understanding of the subject.

• Digital data acquisition systems reviewed—Emphasizing the practical features.

  • Provides students with clear descriptions of the elements of modern computer-based data acquisition systems.

• Statistics review.

  • Provides students with background material they will need for all engineering disciplines.

• Experimental uncertainty analysis review—Conforming to the latest ASME and ISO standards.

  • Provides students with a detailed presentation of the most recent approach to experimental uncertainty analysis.

• Engineering measurement devices.

  • Provides students with descriptions of common devices and an in-depth treatment of the various types of errors that are encountered in engineering measurements based on the standards of the ISA.

• Dynamic response and detailed application of theory to practical devices of measurement systems—Applications to temperature and pressure sensors, load cells and accelerometers.

  • Provides students with the basic theory of dynamic behavior.

• Statistics chapter expanded and enhanced—To include the Poisson distribution, multiple and polynomial regression, outlier analysis for x-y data sets and linear functions of random variables.

  • Provides students with a more comprehensive coverage of statistics and probability at the elementary level and discusses the distribution functions that are most useful for engineering applications.

• Uncertainty analysis chapter updated to conform to ASME revised standard.

  • Provides students with a highly guided and practical approach to the material in conformity with the latest ASME Performance Test Code Standards.

• 50% new end of chapter homework problems—Many new problems are based on the authors' practical experience.

  • Provides students with 117 new problems to test and challenge their understanding.

• More convenient forms of equations used.

  • Gives students a more standard form for Fourier series in the discrete sampling chapter and more convenient forms of equations are given in the dynamic behavior chapter.

 1. Introduction.


 2. General Characteristics of Measurement Systems.


 3. Measurement Systems with Electrical Signals.


 4. Computerized Data Acquisition Systems.


 5. Discrete Sampling and Analysis of Time-Varying Signals.


 6. Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data.


 7. Experimental Uncertainty Analysis.


 8. Measurement of Solid-Mechanical Quantities.


 9. Measuring Pressure, Temperature and Humidity.


10. Measuring Fluid Flow Rate, Fluid Velocity, Fluid Level, and Combustion Pollutants.


11. Dynamic Behavior of Measurement Systems.


12. Guidelines for Planning and Documenting Experiments.


Appendix A: Computational Methods for Chapter 5.


Appendix B: Selected Properties of Substances.


Glossary.


Answers to Selected Problems.


Index.

Measurement and Instrumentation [CORE TEXTS] (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering)

Based on the authors' industrial and academic experience, this book has been developed for an undergraduate course in engineering experimentation at the junior or senior level. The book can also be a useful reference for practicing engineers. The material covers the most common elements necessary to design, execute, analyze, and document an engineering experiment or to specify instrumentation for a production process.

• Introduction of the common nomenclature for measuring devices and presentation of the standard method to calibrate instruments
• Characteristics of signal conditioners, including amplifiers and filters
• Description of computerized data acquisition systems
• Detailed discussion of the sampling rate theorem and signal analysis using Fourier series and Fourier transforms
• Detailed coverage of the most common statistical techniques and probability distributions
• Detailed coverage of the most recent standard for uncertainty analysis
• Descriptions of the most common engineering measuring devices
• Detailed coverage of the dynamic characteristics of measuring systems with practical applications
• Common techniques for planning and documenting experiments
• Extensive end-of-chapter problems based on realistic industrial practice

In addition to descriptions of common instruments, the book also includes common statistical techniques, data acquisition systems, and aspects of discrete sampling.

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• Package ISBN-10: 0132336200 | ISBN-13: 9780132336208
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• Introduction to Engineering Experimentation, 2/E
  Wheeler & Ganji | ©2004 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 464 pages
  
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  National Instruments, Inc. & Bishop | ©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 600 pages