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Morris, Alan S., 1948-

Measurement and instrumentation : theory and application / Alan S. Morris, Reza Langari. - Waltham, MA : Academic Press, c2012. - xxi, 617 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Introduction to Measurement; Types of Instruments and Performance Characteristics; Errors During the Measurement Process; Calibration of Measuring Sensors and Instruments; Data Acquisition with LabVIEW; Signal Processing with LabVIEW; Electrical Indicating and Test Instruments; Display, Recording and Presentation of Measurement Data; Variable Conversion Elements; Signal Transmission; Digital Computation and Intelligent Instruments; Measurement Reliability and Safety Systems; Sensor Technologies; Temperature Measurement; Pressure Measurement; Flow Measurement; Level Measurement; Mass, Force and Torque Measurement; Translational Motion Transducers; Rotational Motion; Appendix A Conversion Tables Between Imperial and SI Units; Appendix B Thevenin's Theorem; Appendix C Thermocouple Tables; .

ISBN: 9780123819604 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2011018587

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Measurement.
Automatic control.
Engineering instrument.

LC Class. No.: T50 / .M644 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 681.219