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1 HANDOUT HO E3 ABR2P0X1-0B1A Technical Training MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION HANDBOOK Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Specialist Course November 2005 81st Training GROUP 332 Training Squadron Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi 39534-2480 OPR Mr. Dan N. Cameron Designed for AETC Course Use NOT INTENDED FOR USE ON THE JOB AETC FORM 214, JUL 93 PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE STANDARD COVERSHEET i Metrology Training Flight HO E3 ABR2P031-0B1A Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi November 2005 Acknowledgment The material contained in this handbook has been a combined effort of the staff of the Metrology Training Flight.

2 This book is a combination of all the Metrology books that have come before. Special thanks goes to Mr. Thomas Daniels (Supplemental) and Mr. Floyd Parsons, 332 TRS/UNC (Physical Dimensional Course) for their concerted efforts. Editorial Note This guide has been established as a Training aid for students attending all Metrology Courses. As technology changes, so must we. Should you encounter any additions, corrections, or deletions from this guide, please forward your suggestions to the following address : 332 TRS/UNCC 709 Meadows Drive Ste. 237 Keesler AFB, MS 39534-2480 Mark your correspondence: ATTN Mr. D. N. Cameron You may also contact the course directly at DSN 597-9674 or commercial (601)377-9674 ii Table of Contents I.

3 GENERAL INFORMATION conversion 1 MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLS .. 4 MATHEMATICAL CONSTANTS .. 5 NUMERICAL CONSTANTS (extended) .. 5 GREEK ALPHABET .. 6 POWER OF TEN MULTIPLIER CHART .. 7 POWER OF TEN conversion CHART .. 8 BINARY 9 POWER OF TWO 10 II. MATHEMATICS .. 10 SEQUENCE OF MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS .. 10 SIGNIFICANT FIGURES .. 11 ROUNDING OFF NUMBERS .. 11 EXPONENTS .. 11 INTERPOLATION .. 12 12 SCIENTIFIC 12 TRIGONOMETRY AND GEOMETRY.

4 13 TRIGONOMETRIC RELATIONS .. 13 PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM .. 13 RADIAN MEASURE .. 14 VARIOUS MEASUREMENTS .. 15 ERROR CALCULATIONS .. 16 DIMENSIONAL 18 DENSITIES of VARIOUS SUBSTANCES .. 18 METRIC conversion ft to N m .. 18 METRIC conversion kg cm to N 19 conversion UNITS of TORQUE .. 19 GRAVITATIONAL CORRECTION CHART .. 20 LINEAR COEFFICIENTS OF EXPANSION .. 21 GAGE BLOCK 22 III. PHYSICAL-DIMENSIONAL TEMPERATURE.

5 23 TEMPERATURE conversion 23 STEM CORRECTIONS .. 23 TEMPERATURE COMPARISON CHART .. 24 THERMOCOUPLE' 24 THERMOCOUPLE IDENTIFICATION TABLE .. 25 THERMAL-SPECTRUM .. 27 RESISTANCE THERMOMETER .. 27 VOLUMETRIC COEFFICIENTS OF EXPANSION .. 28 BOYLES LAW .. 28 CHARLES LAW .. 29 IDEAL GAS LAW.

6 29 iii HUMIDITY .. 29 DEW POINT .. 29 HUMIDITY .. 30 FORCE .. 30 STRESS .. 30 STRAIN .. 30 YOUNG'S 30 TRANSVERSE STRAIN .. 30 POISSON'S 30 HOOKE'S LAW .. 31 LOAD CELLS .. 31 TORQUE .. 31 COSINE ERROR.

7 31 MASS and 31 WEIGHING METHODS .. 32 REST POINTS .. 32 32 32 TRANSPOSITION .. 33 DIFFERENTIAL WEIGHING .. 33 DENSITY, VISCOSITY AND FLOW .. 33 SPECIFIC 33 33 SPECIFIC GRAVITY 34 SOLIDS.

8 34 34 34 VISCOSITY .. 35 35 KINEMATIC .. 35 VISCOMETER .. 35 FLOW .. 35 PRESSURE AND VACUUM .. 36 TRUE 36 PRESSURE conversion CHART .. 37 ROTARY MOTION .. 37 VIBRATION .. 38 IV. ELECTRONIC PRINCIPLES VOLTAGE, CURRENT, POWER, and RESISTANCE RELATIONSHIP 39 DECIBELS AND POWER.

9 39 RESISTOR COLOR CODES.. 42 CAPACITOR COLOR CODES .. 44 iv DIRECT CURRENT CALCULATIONS SERIES DC 47 PARALLEL DC CIRCUITS .. 47 DIVIDER 48 BRIDGE .. 48 ALTERNATING CURRENT CALCULATIONS SINE WAVE conversion CHART .. 49 FREQUENCY AND 49 .. 49 PHASE 49.

10 49 49 50 .. 50 SERIES RL 51 SERIES RC CIRCUIT .. 51 SERIES RCL CIRCUIT .. 52 PARALLEL RL 52 PARALLEL RC CIRCUIT .. 52 PARALLEL RCL CIRCUIT .. 53 .. 53 53.