1. For each item below, generated at least two very specific examples
A: Blinding
B: Observer Bias
C: Perturbation/response Method
D: Interference
E: Observer Effect
2. Give equations and sample plots for each the following:
A: The dependence of measured energy on temperature for a pyrometer.
B: The dependence of electrical resistance on temperature for a thermistor
C: The dependence of resistance on change in length for a strain gauge (careful!)
3. Name at least 3 specific hydrostatic pressure measurement devices
Name at least 3 specific aneroid pressure measurement devices
Name at least three specific pressure measurement devices usable below 100 Torr
4. From the devices discussed in class, choose an appropriate device for measuring volumetric flow rate for each of the following situations:
Water flow rate in the Phoenix Crosscut Canal
Airflow in the air conditioning ducts in ERC
Peanut butter flow rate in a peanut butter packaging factory
5. Plot the volumetric flow rate vs. height DIFFERENCE (h2 - h1) for a sluice gate (use a value of b(2g)^(1/2)=1, and a value of h1 = 10)
6. List at least six optical and 6 non-optical methods of determining concentration
7. Show mathematically how the height of a float on a rotameter depends on each of the following rotameter design parameters, with all else constant:
float density
fluid density
float volume
tube diameter