Note to my overseas friends: Today in the USA we celebrate the memory of all who died in service to our country. It's an especially important one for me since my Dad died on the beach at Iwo Jima in 1945. I attended my local flag-lowering ceremony in Northampton where a small group of neighbors and friends conducted the official raising of the US flag and then lowering it to half staff. The … [Read more...]
The ComPADRE Digital Library
November 23, 2010 By
The ComPADRE Digital Library is a network of free online resource collections supporting faculty, students, and teachers in Physics and Astronomy Education. Each of their collections contain materials designed for a specific community. Browse below to find a collection right for you. For Students * Nucleus: Community, scholarships, research, & more * Physics Careers Resource: … [Read more...]
Media Measurement: An Exact Science (NOT!)
September 22, 2010 By
Why Not? (hint: there are no real standards or agreed practices) {Image Credit: Salvatore Vuono} Our website network focuses on measurements primarily in Industry & Science. But there's a whole other world of measurements, or "Metrics" that has become more noticeable over the past ten years, or so, Web Metrics. It's driven by money, of course, advertising costs and rates are affected … [Read more...]
Lecture -1 Introduction to Industrial Instrumentation
May 24, 2010 By
Lecture Series on Industrial Instrumentation by Prof.Alok Barua, Department of Electrical Engineering,IIT Kharagpur. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in Static Characteristics of instrumentation, importance of instrumentation in industrial processes Prof. Alok Barua Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur … [Read more...]
Virtual sensors: The energy meter…
April 11, 2010 By
Virtual sensors is a video tutorial covering the setup of AKCP's energy meter within the web interface of the virtual sensors section. It is part of their extensive line of SNMP* products. AKCP:"Virtual sensors. The energy meter" … [Read more...]
Thermocouple Tutorial
March 10, 2010 By
Do you understand Thermocouples? http://www.youtube.com/user/ControlEngineeringTV Control Engineering Editor Peter Welander demonstrates the concept and use of thermocouples, including one made from scrapbox components. (10 minutes). I think this is a lot cooler than the TV ads for Sprint mobile that Dan Hesse makes (in MHO). Way to go, Peter! To learn more about thermocouples visit … [Read more...]
A flow meter calibration rig
February 28, 2010 By
A Tour of the ABB's Stonehouse flow meter calibration rig in the UK Here's a video of something that few get to see or appreciate, a calibration rig for a large, industrial flow meter calibration facility. This one is a very large one, for flowmeters up to 3000 mm (nearly 10 feet) in diameter at >ABB's facility in the UK. Do all flowmeters need to be calibrated. You bet they do! Like all … [Read more...]
The Coriolis Flow Measuring Principle
February 23, 2010 By
Born in 1792, the French mathematician and physicist Gustave Gaspard de Coriolis was the first to describe the force that history has named after him. This force is particularly noticeable in rotating systems. The experiments and simulations shown in this film illustrate what it's all about, courtesy of the YouTube video by the Endress & Hauser organization a flowmeter manufacturer, among … [Read more...]
