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Practical Temperature Measurement

  • 1st Edition - October 15, 2001
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Peter Childs
  • Language: English

Practical Temperature Measurement introduces the concepts of temperature and its measurement to engineers, physicists and chemists of all disciplines. The author describes… Read more

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Description

Practical Temperature Measurement introduces the concepts of temperature and its measurement to engineers, physicists and chemists of all disciplines. The author describes the wide range of techniques and specific devices available for temperature measurement and provides guidance for the selection of a particular method for a given application. It is of value to engineering and physics postgraduates studying modules on instrumentation and process control and, in addition, for practical project work requiring an understanding of temperature measurement methods.

For postgraduates and industrialists faced with the task of selecting a particular measurement method or sensor for an experiment, product or process, this text provides both thorough descriptions of the various techniques, as well as guidance for their selection.

Key features

  • Essential for all those who need to measure temperature in real-life situations
  • Includes worked examples of real situations commonly found in industry

Readership

Postgraduate and professional engineers of all disciplines. Physicists and industrial chemists

Table of contents

TemperatureGeneral temperature measurement considerationsInvasive temperature measurementSemi-invasive temperature measurementNon-invasive temperature measurementTemperature measurement technique selectionHeat flux measurementConclusions

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 15, 2001
  • Language: English

About the author

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Peter Childs

Peter Childs, FREng, is the Professorial Lead in Engineering Design and Innovation Design Engineering. He is Professor at Large, Co-Director of the Energy Futures Lab, and was Founding Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London. His general interests include creativity, innovation, design, fluid flow and heat transfer, energy and robotics. Prior to his current post at Imperial, he was director of the Rolls-Royce supported University Technology Centre for Aero-Thermal Systems, director of InQbate and professor at the University of Sussex. He has contributed to over 200 refereed journal and conference papers, and several books including the Handbook on Mechanical Design Engineering (Elsevier, 2013, 2019) as well as temperature measurements and rotating flow. He has been principal or co-investigator on contracts totaling over £100 million. He is Editor of the Journal of Power and Energy, Professor of Excellence at MD-H, Berlin, and Chairperson at BladeBUG Ltd and Founder Director and Chairperson at QBot Ltd.
Affiliations and expertise
Professorial Lead in Engineering Design, Co-Director Energy Futures Lab, Imperial College London, UK

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