SECTIONS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Section 1
A Historical Perspective
1-1.
Steelyard for Weight Comparison
1-2.
Vacuum Reference Gauge
1-3.
Atmospheric Reference Gauge
1-4.
Flexible Load-Cell Connections
1-5.
Typical Load Cell Installation
1-6.
Tank "Staying" Designs
Section 2
The Strain Gage
2-1.
Definitions of Stress & Strain
2-2.
Shearing Strain
2-3.
Poisson Strain
2-4.
Strain Gage Designs
2-5.
Bonded Resistance Strain Gage Construction
2-6.
Wheatstone Bridge Circuit Schematic
2-7.
Chevron Bridge Circuit Schematic
2-8.
Four-Wire Ohm Circuit Schematic
2-9.
Constant Current Circuit Schematic
2-10.
Alternative Lead-Wire Configuration
2-11.
Gage-Factor Temperature Dependence
2-12.
Apparent Strain Variation with Temperature
2-13.
Strain Gage Installation Alternatives
Section 3
Process Pressure Measurement
3-1.
Bourdon Tube Designs
3-2.
Pressure Sensor Diaphragm Designs
3-3.
Electronic Pressure Sensor Ranges
3-4.
Strain-Gage Based Pressure Cell
3-5.
Capacitance-Based Pressure Cell
3-6.
Potentiometric Pressure Transducer
3-7.
Resonant-Wire Pressure Transducer
3-8.
Typical Piezoelectric Pressure Sensor
3-9.
Acceleration-Compensated Piezoelectric Sensor
3-10.
Magnetic Pressure Transducer Designs
3-11.
Optical Pressure Transducer
3-12.
Bourdon Tube Overpressure Protection
3-13.
Three-Valve Manifold for Instrument Isolation
3-14.
Dead-Weight Tester Schematic
3-15.
Pulsation Damper & Snubber Designs
3-16.
Chemical Seal Alternatives
3-17.
Volumetric Seal Element Designs
Section 4
High pressure & Vacumn
4-1.
Mechanical High Pressure Sensors
4-2.
Bulk Modulus Cell
4-3.
Barometer Operation
4-4.
Vacuum Gauge Measurement Ranges
4-5.
Manometer Designs
4-6.
Capacitance Vacuum Manometer
4-7.
Hot-Cathode Vacuum Gauge
4-8.
Cold-Cathode Vacuum Gauge
Section 5
Pressure Gages & Switches
5-1.
Pressure Gauge Designs
5-2.
Pressure Gauge Accessories
5-3.
Pressure Switch Terminology
Section 6
Force, Acceleration, & Torque
6-1.
Piezoelectric Sensor Element Designs
6-2.
Impact Flowmeter Application
6-3.
Early Mechanical Vibration Sensor
6-4.
Torque on a Rotating Shaft
6-5.
Inductive Coupling of Torque Sensors
Section 7
Load Cell Designs
7-1.
Load Cell Performance Comparison
7-2.
Wheatstone Circuit with Compensation
7-3.
Load Cell Spring Elements
Section 8
Weighing applicatins
8-1.
Tank Staying Arrangement
8-2.
Cantilever Load Cells Reduce Staying Requirements
8-3.
End-Loaded Shear-Beam Installation
8-4.
Master Load Cell for Weighbridge Calibration
8-5.
Treadle Scale Design
8-6.
Monorail Weighing Transducer
8-7.
Load Cell Configurations for Solids Batching
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