http://www.measurementblog.com Measurement devices, measurement education & measuring Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:24:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.measurementblog.com/temperature/thermocouple-tutorial/ http://www.measurementblog.com/temperature/thermocouple-tutorial/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:24:32 +0000 G R Peacock http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=350 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! copyr_measurementblog.com_09]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/temperature/thermocouple-tutorial/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/education/top-ten-indian-video-engineering-lectures/ http://www.measurementblog.com/education/top-ten-indian-video-engineering-lectures/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:11:55 +0000 G R Peacock http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=343 NPTEL, India’s National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, has developed over the past two years an enormous group (Uploads=4361, as of 7 March 2010) of online, advanced leaning video lectures. They are aimed to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country by developing curriculum based video and web courses. This is being carried [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/education/top-ten-indian-video-engineering-lectures/feed/ 1 http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-basics/a-flow-meter-calibration-rig/ http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-basics/a-flow-meter-calibration-rig/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:48:48 +0000 G R Peacock http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=335 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 [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-basics/a-flow-meter-calibration-rig/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-basics/the-coriolis-flow-measuring-principle/ http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-basics/the-coriolis-flow-measuring-principle/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:54:40 +0000 G R Peacock http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=332 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 & [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-basics/the-coriolis-flow-measuring-principle/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/the-thermal-flow-measuring-principle/ http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/the-thermal-flow-measuring-principle/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:07:23 +0000 G R Peacock http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=322 One my major consistent interests in 30+ years of experience in Industry & Science has been education on measurement devices and their uses. Many engineers & scientists have limited resources in the area of measurement. Most are concerned with getting a process running and under control. Now the Web and its many educational [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/the-thermal-flow-measuring-principle/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/commissioning-a-new-sensor/ http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/commissioning-a-new-sensor/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:00:29 +0000 G R Peacock http://measurementblog.com/?p=151 Original Article dated: Dec 17, 2008 By: G. Raymond Peacock, Temperatures.com Inc. During the past year, I’ve been discussing some of the best practices required to successfully add a new sensor to your operations. This month, I’ll examine the next to the last step in the process: commissioning the sensor. In this phase, you’re simply ensuring [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/commissioning-a-new-sensor/feed/ 2 http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-basics/installing-your-new-sensor/ http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-basics/installing-your-new-sensor/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:37:29 +0000 G R Peacock http://measurementblog.com/?p=149 This is the tenth essay in a series on Sensorsmag.com. It is reproduced here with permission of SensorsMag a Questex Media Group, Inc. publication. The format has been slightly changed to make it easier to read online. Nov 18, 2008 By: G. Raymond Peacock, Temperatures.com Inc. Most people believe the least demanding part of making a measurement [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-basics/installing-your-new-sensor/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/website/solar-for-water/ http://www.measurementblog.com/website/solar-for-water/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:24:46 +0000 G R Peacock http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=297 New solar-powered water purification method shown during the G20 meetings in Pittsburgh “Inexpensive solar-powered water purification promoted” A solar-powered water purification system demonstrated on Wednesday by a New Castle (PA) company on the eve of the Group of 20 summit could combat a growing world health crisis: access to clean water. “Our vision is to have these in [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/website/solar-for-water/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-basics/check-it-out/ http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-basics/check-it-out/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:48:54 +0000 G R Peacock http://measurementblog.com/?p=147 This ninth essay in a series on Sensorsmag.com. It is reproduced here with permission of SensorsMag a Questex Media Group, Inc. publication. The format has been slightly changed to make it easier to read online. This is the ninth essay in a series expanding on an article I wrote for Sensors titled “A Twelve-Step Sensor [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-basics/check-it-out/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-qa/get-an-expert-with-your-sensor/ http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-qa/get-an-expert-with-your-sensor/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 14:28:52 +0000 G R Peacock http://measurementblog.com/?p=169 This eighth essay in a series on Sensorsmag.com. It is reproduced here with permission of SensorsMag a Questex Media Group, Inc. publication. The format has been slightly changed to make it easier to read online. Jul 22, 2008 – by: G. Raymond Peacock, Temperatures.com Inc. – Sensors This is the eighth essay in a series expanding [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/measurement-qa/get-an-expert-with-your-sensor/feed/ 1