311

Index Term

Links

A
Absolute pressure,

62

Air Quality Index,

243

Air quality standards - U.S.,

241

Airborne contaminants,
ANSI/ISA-75.01.01-2002,

245-248
101

Approximate plant calculations old timers tips,

116

Aqueous solutions - electrical

conductivity,

98

Bernoullis equation,

84

Bridges - measuring inductance &

capacitance,

267-269

C
Communications - topologies,

183

Control valves - sizing,

101

D
Daltons Law,

255

Density - Mercury & distilled

water,
Density of an imperfect gas,
Dielectric constants,

45
59
172-176

Differential
pressure,

63

pressure measurements,

46

pressure meters compensation for,

79

E
Elbow meter,

84

Electrical conductivity - liquids,

99

Electrical measurement,
dc bridges,

259
263

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Index Term

Links

geometric mean distances,

276

principles of,

261

series voltmeters,

263

shunt resistance,

263

Electrical power - determining

gain or loss,
Electrical units - conversion table,

265
270-274

English & SI units,

61

English to metric conversions,

12

English to SI conversions,

10

English unit conversions,

15

Environmental measurement,

239

F
Fieldbus Foundation - standard unit
codes table,

189-209

Flow
English & metric units,

62

inferential methods,

58

mass methods,

60

principles of,

57

velocity methods,

59

volume rate,

75

volumetric methods,

61

conversion table,

64

measurement,

55

nozzle,

83

Flow rate - hole in tank,

85

Flowmeter
rate of heat loss,

95

temperature rise,

95

accuracy,

76

accuracy rotameters - effect of fluid

properties on,

80

313
Index Term

Links

elements - head type,

80

performance - viscosity influence,

73

Flowmeters
differential pressure,

80

magnetic,

59

target,

94

ultrasonic,

60

ultrasonic,

100

vortex shedding,

97

59

Fluid density,

63

Fluid pressure,

62

Fluids & gases physical properties,

Flumes,

61
91-93

Fraction to inch to mm
conversions,
ft-lb to Joule conversions,

17
42

Fundamental constants & conversion

factors,
Fundamental physical constants,

62
20

G
Gas compressibility factors,

70

Gas expansion factor,

77

Gases - critical values,

71

Gauge pressure,

62

Geometry measurements,

22

Glass tube meters - typical pressure

ratings,
Greek alphabet,

96
3

H
Hagan-Poiseuille Law,

304

Head losses in pipes,

73

Head type flowmeter elements,

80

305

314
Index Term
Humidity - psychrometric chart,

Links
258

Humidity & moisture conversion

table,
Humidity measurement,

256
251

253

Humidity measurement principals of,

254

I
Inches to mm to fraction
conversions,
Incompressible fluids,
Inductance measurement,

17
84
275-298

Industrial communications
buses,

181

Industrial networking
technologies,
Inferential mass flow,

185
58

J
Joule to ft-lb conversions,

43

K
kg/mm2 to psi conversions,

38

ksi to Mpa conversions,

40

L
lb-force sec/ft2 to Pa/sec conversion
table,

309

Level
bubblers,

164

conductance,

168

differential pressure,

164

displacers,

164

electrical measurement,

169

float switch,

168

floats,

164

head level measurement,

169

171

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Index Term

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hydrostatic measurement in
open tank,

170

hydrostatic pressure,

167

magnetostrictive,

167

nuclear,

166

radar,

166

RF ,

165

TDR,

167

ultransonic/sonic,

165

measurement,

161

measurement - principles of,

163

179

Linear volumetric meter signals compensation of,

77

Liquids - conductivity,

99

M
Manometers - equations,
Metals - total emmissivities,

44
159

mm to inches to fraction
conversions,
Mpa to ksi conversions,
Mutual inductance,

17
41
285

O
Ohms Laws,
Open channel flow,
Orifice plate,
Oscilloscopes - principles of,

262
85
81
264

P
Parshall flumes,

91

Pitot tube,

83

84

156

158

Plancks radiation law,

Plant calculations - old timers tips
to approximate,
Platinum - resistance vs.

116

316
Index Term

Links

temperature,

149-153
2

Poise to lb-force sec/ft

conversion table,

308

Pressure
absolute & gauge examples,

33

fundamental constants & English

conversions,

32

fundamental constants & metric

conversions,

32

measurement types,

31

principles of,

31

some units &

conversions,

34

units of,

32

Pressure measurement,
2

psi to kg/mm conversions,

Pyrometers,

29
38
160

R
Reactive environments classification of,

249

Reynolds numbers,

75

Rotameter signals - compensation

of,

78

Rotameters - effect of fluid

properties on ,
RTD material resistivity,

80
148

S
Safety,

211

Groups,

217

Hazardous Classes & Zones,

213

Integrity Level Verification (SIL)

(SIF),
ISA-TR84.00.02.2002 - Part 2

221
221-237

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Index Term
Self inductance,
SI to English conversions,

Links
285

298

10

SI units
Classes,

definitions,

Sizing control valves,

Specific heats - fluids & gases,
Steam tables,

101
74
47

Stefan-Boltzmann law,

157

Stokes Law,

305

T
Temperature
heat transfer,

127

IPTS-68 vs. ITS-90 vs. EPT-76,

121

C to F conversion table,

134

F to Kelvin
conversions,

132

F to C conversions,

129

relation of scales,

125

Temperature conversion
equations,

125

Temperature conversion table,

131

Temperature measurement,

119

Temperature measurement principles of,

121

Thermistor,

154

Thermocouples,

136

limits of error,

147

Type E voltage,

139

Type J voltage,

141

Type K voltage,

143

Type T voltage,

145

Thermometers

123

318
Index Term

Links

comparative characteristics of,

122

vapor pressure,

156

Tube flow rates - typical range,

96

Turbine meters,

60

U
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA),
Units of measurement,
Universal gas constant - values,

241
1
70

V
Venturi tube,

83

Viscosity
common units,

303

conversion table,

307

dynamic, absolute, simple,

302

influence on flowmeter
performance,
principles of & definitions,
Viscosity measurement,

73
301
299

W
Water - weight at various
temperatures,

177

Weir
Cipolletti,

90

91

rectangular,

87

88

triangular,

86

triangular (V-notch) sharp crest,

Wheatstone Bridge,

85
154

Wiens radiation & displacement

laws,

157

89