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Book Synopsis
1 Introduction.- 2 Ultrasonic Waves.- 2.1 Propagation of ultrasound in solids. liquids and gases.- 2.2 Reflection and transmission of an ultrasonic wave.- 2.3 Refraction of ultrasonic waves.- 2.4 Attenuation of ultrasonic wave motion.- 2.5 Focusing of ultrasonic waves.- 2.6 Radiation of ultrasonic energy.- 2.7 References.- 3 Ultrasonic Transducers.- 3.1 Capacitive transducers.- 3.2 Piezoelectric transducers.- 3.3 Magnetostrictive transducers.- 3.4 Transducers operating with an electric discharge.- 3.5 References.- 4 Ultrasonic Digital Measuring Methods.- 4.1 Fundamental ultrasonic measuring methods.- 4.2 Distance and level measurement.- 4.3 Position measurement.- 4.4 Ultrasonic measurement of liquid flow velocity.- 4.5 Measuring the thickness of materials.- 4.6 Temperature and pressure measurement.- 4.7 References.- 5 Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).- 5.1 Basic principles of ultrasonic NDT.- 5.2 Ultrasonic methods in NDT.- 5.3 Special methods.- 5.4 Design and construction of NDT instrume
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...this is a very usefull book for the engineer new to ultrasound and even for the more experienced it represents a very valuable collection of technical data. - Measurement Science and Technology
Table of Contents
Introduction. Ultrasonic waves. Ultrasonic transducers. Ultrasonic digital measuring methods. Non-destructive testing (NDT). Measurement of position and air flow by pulse methods. Ultrasonic Instruments: case studies. Index.
