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This volume contains original, refereed worldwide contributions. They were prompted by presentations made at the ninth AMCTM Conference held in Göteborg (Sweden) in June 2011 on the theme of advanced mathematical and computational tools in metrology and also, in the title of this book series, in testing. The themes in this volume reflect the importance of the mathematical, statistical and numerical tools and techniques in metrology and testing and, also in keeping the challenge promoted by the Metre Convention, to access a mutual recognition for the measurement standards.

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Natural fires can be considered as scale-dependant, non-linear processes of mass, momentum and heat transport, resulting from a turbulent reactive and radiative fluid medium flowing over a complex medium, the vegetal fuel. In natural outdoor conditions, the experimental study of natural fires at real scale needs the development of an original metrology, one able to capture the large range of time and length scales involved in its dynamic nature and also able to resist the thermal, mechanical and chemical aggression of flames on devices. Robust, accurate and poorly intrusive tools must be carefully set-up and used for gaining very fluctuating data over long periods. These signals also need the development of original post-processing tools that take into account the non-steady nature of their stochastic components. Metrology for Fire Experiments in Outdoor Conditions closely analyzes these features, and also describes measurements techniques, the thermal insulation of fragile electronic systems, data acquisition, measurement errors and optimal post-processing algorithms. This book is intended for practitioners as a reference guide for optimizing measurements techniques in an outdoor environment. Advanced-level students and researchers will also find the book invaluable.

Measurement -- Congresses. --- Metrology -- Congresses. --- Physical measurements -- Congresses. --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Technology - General --- Forest fires --- Heat --- Mathematical models. --- Research. --- Transmission --- Forest fire research --- Physics. --- Physical measurements. --- Measurement. --- Thermodynamics. --- Heat engineering. --- Heat transfer. --- Mass transfer. --- Fluid mechanics. --- Measurement Science and Instrumentation. --- Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer. --- Engineering Fluid Dynamics. --- Fires --- Natural disasters --- Deforestation --- Fire weather --- Engineering. --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Engineering --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Measurement   . --- Hydromechanics --- Continuum mechanics --- Mass transport (Physics) --- Thermodynamics --- Transport theory --- Heat transfer --- Thermal transfer --- Transmission of heat --- Energy transfer --- Mechanical engineering --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Dynamics --- Mechanics --- Physics --- Heat-engines --- Quantum theory --- Measuring --- Mensuration --- Mathematics --- Metrology --- Physical measurements --- Measurements, Physical --- Mathematical physics --- Measurement

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This Springer Handbook of Metrology and Testing presents the principles of Metrology – the science of measurement – and the methods and techniques of  Testing – determining the characteristics of a given product – as they apply to chemical and microstructural analysis, and to the measurement and testing of materials properties and performance, including modelling and simulation. The principal motivation for this Handbook stems from the increasing demands of technology for measurement results that can be used globally. Measurements within a local laboratory or manufacturing facility must be able to be reproduced accurately anywhere in the world. The Commission of the European Union has expressed this as follows: There is no science without measurements, no quality without testing, and no global markets without standards.  The Handbook is organized in five parts. Part A: Fundamentals of Metrology and Testing. Part B: Chemical and Microstructural Analysis. Part C: Materials Properties Measurement. Part D: Materials Performance Testing. Part E: Modeling and Simulation Methods.  Key Topics Metrology Principles and Organization Methodologies of Measurement and Testing Analytical Chemistry Methods Microstructural and Nanoscopic Analyses Materials Properties Measurement: mechanical, thermal, lectrical, magnetic, optical Materials Performance Testing: Corrosion, friction and wear, biogenic, environmental Nondestructive Testing Reliability Evaluation Modeling and Simulation Methods: molecular dynamics simulation, finite element methods, Monte Carlo simulation                      Features Develops and explains guidelines and standards for Quality of Measurement and Testing Sampling Traceability of Measurement and Testing Statistical Evaluation of Results Accuracy and Uncertainty of Measurement Validation Inter-laboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing Reference Materials Reference Procedures Human Aspects in a Laboratory International Standards, Laboratory Accreditation and Global Trade.

Knowledge acquisition (Expert systems). --- Lasers. --- Manufacturing processes. --- Measurement. --- Physical measurements -- Congresses. --- Physics --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Physics - General --- Materials Science --- Metrology. --- Measuring --- Mensuration --- Materials science. --- Chemical engineering. --- Condensed matter. --- Physical measurements. --- Quality control. --- Reliability. --- Industrial safety. --- Industrial engineering. --- Materials Science. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Measurement Science and Instrumentation. --- Condensed Matter Physics. --- Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering. --- Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk. --- Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment. --- Mathematics --- Technology --- Metrology --- Physical measurements --- Science --- Measurement --- Weights and measures --- Surfaces (Physics). --- System safety. --- Manufactures. --- Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes. --- Manufactured goods --- Manufactured products --- Products --- Products, Manufactured --- Commercial products --- Manufacturing industries --- Safety, System --- Safety of systems --- Systems safety --- Accidents --- Industrial safety --- Systems engineering --- Chemistry, Industrial --- Engineering, Chemical --- Industrial chemistry --- Engineering --- Chemistry, Technical --- Metallurgy --- Surface chemistry --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Prevention --- Measurement   . --- Industrial accidents --- Industries --- Job safety --- Occupational hazards, Prevention of --- Occupational health and safety --- Occupational safety and health --- Prevention of industrial accidents --- Prevention of occupational hazards --- Safety, Industrial --- Safety engineering --- Safety measures --- Safety of workers --- System safety --- Dependability --- Trustworthiness --- Conduct of life --- Factory management --- Industrial engineering --- Reliability (Engineering) --- Sampling (Statistics) --- Standardization --- Quality assurance --- Quality of products --- Condensed materials --- Condensed media --- Condensed phase --- Materials, Condensed --- Media, Condensed --- Phase, Condensed --- Liquids --- Matter --- Solids --- Measurements, Physical --- Mathematical physics --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Materials --- Measuring instruments. --- Chemistry, Technical. --- Security systems. --- Characterization and Analytical Technique. --- Industrial Chemistry. --- Security Science and Technology. --- Machines, Tools, Processes. --- Analysis. --- Security measures --- Burglary protection --- Chemical technology --- Technical chemistry --- Chemistry --- Chemical engineering --- Instruments, Measuring --- Measuring tools --- Scientific apparatus and instruments --- Instruments