Physical Acoustics and Metrology of Fluids / Edition 1

by Martin Trusler

Overview

The interaction of sound waves with the medium through which they pass can be used to investigate the thermophysical properties of that medium. With the advent of modern instrumentation, it is now possible to determine the speed and absorption of sound with extremely high precision and, through the dependence of those quantities on variables like temperature, pressure, and frequency to gain a sensitive measure of one or more properties of fluid. This has led to renewed interest in such measurements and in the extraction of thermophysical properties of gases and liquids there from.

Physical Acoustics and Metrology of Fluids describes both how to design experiments to achieve the highest possible accuracy and how to relate the quantities measured in those experiments to the thermophysical properties of the medium. A thorough theoretical examination of the alternative experimental methods available is designed to guide the experimentalist toward better and more accurate methods. This theoretical analysis is enhanced and complemented by an in-depth discussion of practical experimental techniques and the problems inherent within them. Bringing together the fields of thermodynamics, kinetic theory, fluid mechanics, and theoretical acoustics, plus a wealth of information about practical instruments, this book represents an essential reference on the design and execution of valuable experiments in fluid metrology and physical acoustics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750301138
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/1991
Series:	Series in Measurement Science and Technology
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dr J P Martin Trusler is a lecturer in Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, London. His research interests are focused on the thermophysical properties of fluids and, especially, on the speed of sound in gases. His recent work includes an acoustic determination of the gas constant and other highly precise measurements of thermophysical properties obtained using acoustic resonators.

Table of Contents

Fluid properties from the speed and absorption of sound. Fundamental theory. Cavities. Relaxation phenomena. Generation and detection of sound. Experimental methods 1: steady-state techniques. Experimental methods 2: transient techniques. Appendices.