Thermal Sensors, Volume 4, Sensors: A Comprehensive Survey - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3527267700 ISBN 13: 9783527267705

Publisher: Wiley-VCH, 1990

Synopsis

'Sensors' is the first self-contained series to deal with the whole area of sensors. It describes general aspects, technical and physical fundamentals, construction, function, applications and developments of the various types of sensors.
This volume describes the construction and applicational aspects of thermal sensors while presenting a rigorous treatment of the underlying physical principles. It provides a unique overview of the various categories of sensors as well as of specific groups, e.g. temperature sensors (resistance thermometers, thermocouples, and radiation thermometers), noise and acoustic thermometers, heat-flow and mass-flow sensors. Specific facettes of applications are presented by specialists from different fields including process control, automotive technology and cryogenics. This volume is an indispensable reference work and text book for both specialists and newcomers, researchers and developers.

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From the Publisher

Sensors: A Comprehensive Survey is the first authoritative and time-saving reference series to offer a comprehensive overview of all aspects of research, design, development, and application. Each volume is a self contained, topic-specific handbook that both specialists and generalists in the field will find extremely useful. The series contains the most up-to-date resources available to the sensor community. It provides detailed coverage of numerous "hot" topics. Compares various types of sensors with respect to their applications. An extensive bibliography accompanies each article. Thorough index and cross-references permit fast information search for the reader.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3527267700
• ISBN 13: 9783527267705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 412
• Editor: Scholz Jörg, Ricolfi Teresio