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Mechanical Measurements

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  • © 2022

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Authors:
  1. S.P. Venkateshan

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India

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  • Presents a sound foundation on the basics of measurement science as applied to measurement of quantities

  • Worked examples are presented throughout the book

  • Use of easy to understand and concise language

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Measurements, Error Analysis and Design of Experiments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Measurements and Errors in Measurement

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      Pages 3-48

    3. Regression Analysis

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      Pages 49-77

    4. Design of Experiments

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      Pages 79-105

  3. Measurements of Temperature, Heat Flux, and Heat Transfer Coefficient

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
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    2. Measurements of Temperature

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      Pages 109-196

    3. Systematic Errors in Temperature Measurement

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      Pages 197-220

    4. Heat Flux and Heat Transfer Coefficient

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      Pages 221-257

  4. Measurement of Pressure, Fluid Velocity, Volume Flow Rate, Stagnation, and Bulk Mean Temperatures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 259-259
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    2. Measurement of Pressure

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      Pages 261-302

    3. Measurement of Fluid Velocity

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      Pages 303-341

    4. Volume Flow Rate

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      Pages 343-374

    5. Stagnation and Bulk Mean Temperature

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      Pages 375-387

  5. Thermo-physical Properties, Radiation Properties of Surfaces, Gas Concentration, Force/Acceleration, torque, and Power

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 389-389
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    2. Measurement of Thermophysical Properties

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      Pages 391-422

    3. Radiation Properties of Surfaces

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      Pages 423-444

    4. Gas Concentration

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      Pages 445-465

    5. Force/Acceleration, Torque, and Power

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      Pages 467-502

  6. Data Manipulation and Examples from Laboratory Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 503-503
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About this book

This book focuses both on the basics and more complex topics in mechanical measurements such as measurement errors & statistical analysis of data, regression analysis, heat flux, measurement of pressure, and radiation properties of surfaces. End of chapter problems, solved illustrations, and exercise problems are presented throughout the book to augment learning. It is a useful reference for students in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India

    S.P. Venkateshan

About the author

Prof. S.P. Venkateshan obtained his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in 1977. After spending three years at Yale University, he joined the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in 1982. He retired as Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2012. Subsequently, he served IIT Madras as Professor Emeritus till November 2016. He has taught subjects related to heat transfer, thermodynamics, measurements, and computational methods. His research interests include radiation heat transfer, conjugate heat transfer—experimental and numerical, measurement of thermophysical properties by inverse heat transfer methods, and instrumentation. He has graduated 30 doctoral candidates and 25 master’s candidates. He was also Head of Regional Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre (RSIC) at IIT Madras. In addition to more than 200 published research papers to his credit, Prof. Venkateshan has also authored several books. 

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