Force
Force
Measurement
By
Aj. Somchai Triratanajaru M.Eng.
KMUTT,
B.Eng
KMITL
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LECTURE OUTLINE
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2. Basic methods of force measurement
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2.1 Balancing it against the known gravitational
force on a standard mass, either directly or through a
system of levers.
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2.2 Measuring the acceleration of a body of known
mass to which unknown force is applied.
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2.3 Balancing it against a magnetic force developed
by interaction of a current-carrying coil and a
magnet.
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2.4 Transducing the force to a fluid pressure and
then measuring the pressure.
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2.5 Applying the force to some elastic member and
measuring the resulting deflection.
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Strain-Gauge Load Cell
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Strain-Gauge Beam Transducers
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Young's modulus
Young's modulus, E, can be calculated by
dividing the tensile stress by the tensile strain:
where
E is the Young's modulus (modulus of elasticity)
F is the force applied to the object;
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Young's modulus…
Material Modulus (GPa)
Aluminum 69
Copper 117
Steel 207
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LVDT Force Transducer
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Piezoelectric Load Cells
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Torque Measurement of Rotating
Machines: Dynamometers
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Chassis Dynamometer
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Servo-controlled Dynamometer
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2.6 Measuring the change in precession of
gyroscope caused by an applied torque related to the
measured force.
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2.7 Measuring the change in natural frequency of a
wire tensioned by the force.
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Further reading and more exercises
Text.
Process control Instrumentation
technology
Curtis D. Johson
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