Description Experimental Methods for Engineers, 8/e, offers the broadest range of experimental measurement techniques available for mechanical and general engineering applications. Offering clear descriptions of the general behavior of different measurement techniques, such as pressure, flow, and temperature, the text emphasizes the use of uncertainty analysis and statistical data analysis in estimating the accuracy of measurements. Maintaining its thorough coverage of thermal-fluid measurement techniques, the text continues to emphasize experimental uncertainties as essential elements in experiment design, execution, and instrument selection.
Features
Radiation Effects on Humans has been added to Chapter 12 both to indicate the specific physical impacts of different types of nuclear radiation and the unit systems employed for measurement of these effects.
Fourier Analysis section has been added to Chapter 2 to reflect the importance of spectrum analysis of vibrating systems, and to emphasize the importance of extended frequency response beyond the fundamental.
Causation, Correlations, and Curve Fits has been added to Chapter 3 to emphasize the distinction between the three terms, and the respective utility of each.
Maintaining its thorough coverage of thermal-fluid measurement techniques, the text continues to emphasize experimental uncertainties as essential elements in experiment design, execution, and instrument selection.
Appendix B has been added describing the basics of Digital Imaging Systems. This Appendix is then referenced at several relevant places in the measurement chapters.
New examples and 15% more problems have been added throughout.
Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Basic Concepts 3 Analysis of Experimental Data 4 Basic Electrical Measurements and Sensing Devices 5 Displacement and Area Measurements 6 Pressure Measurement 7 Flow Measurement 8 The Measurement of Temperature 9 Thermal and Transport-Property Measurements 10 Force, Torque, and Strain Measurements 11 Motion and Vibration Measurement 12 Thermal and Nuclear-Radiation Measurements 13 Air-Pollution Sampling and Measurement 14 Data Acquisition and Processing 15 Report Writing and Presentations 16 Design of Experiments