The third edition of this highly popular and well-established textbook has been extensively updated and expanded to take account of recent developments in computing, solid-state electronics, optoelectronics and other areas of measurement technology.

Salient Features
Covers all the techniques, applications and theory required up to degree level
Incorporates new material on two port networks, reliability, intelligent transmitters, digital signal processing, electronic intrinsically safe systems and communication protocols
Includes start-of-chapter objectives and end-of-chapter summaries
Illustrated with over 250 line diagrams and tables
Includes highlighted equations and over 100 problems to reinforce comprehension.

Table of Content
Part I: General principles
The general measurement system
Static characteristics of measurement system elements
The accuracy of measurement systems in the steady state
Dynamic characteristics of measurement systems
Loading effects and two-port networks
Signals and noise in measurement systems
Reliability, choice and economics of measurement systems
Part II: Typical Measurement System elements
Sensing elements
Signal conditioning elements
Signal processing elements and software
Data presentation elements
Part III: Specialised measurement systems
Flow measurement systems
Intrinsically safe measurement systems
Heat transfer effects in measurement systems
Optical measurement systems
Ultrasonic measurement systems
Gas chromatography
Data acquisition and communications Systems