Aerometer Explained

An aerometer is an instrument designed to measure the density (among other parameters) of the air and some gases.^[1]

The word aerometer (or Ärometer, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ -aer "air" and μέτρον -métron "measure, scale") refers to various types of devices for measuring or handling of gases. The instruments designated with this name can be used to find: the density, the flow, the amount or some other parameter of the air or a determined gas.

Several different designs of aerometer have been developed for the study of speech.^[2] These make use of a mask fitting closely to the speaker's face, usually with a partition separating airflow from the nose from airflow from the mouth.^[3] Various designs of transducer convert the flow of air into electrical signals.

Another instrument called areometer (from Ancient Greek ἀραιός -araiós "lightness" and μέτρον -métron "measure, scale"), also known as hydrometer, used for measuring liquids density, is often confused with the term aerometer here defined.

Types of aerometers

• Hall aerometer.^[4]

• Hutchinson aerometer.^[5]

• Struve aerometer.^{[6] [7]}

• Scheurer aerometer.^[8]

• Smith aerometer.^{[9] [10]}

• Frøkjær-Jensen aerometer.^{[11] [12]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.enciclopedia.cat/EC-GEC-0075236.xml aerometer
2. Book: Baken . R.J. . Clinical Measurement of Speech and Voice . 1987 . Taylor and Francis . 0-85066-651-1 . 284–5.
3. Web site: UCLA Phonetics Lab . Aerodynamic techniques . UCLA Linguistics Department . 15 December 2020.
4. Marshall Hall: Description of an Aerometer for making the necessary Corrections in Pneumatic Experiments, for reducing the Volumes of the Gases to a given Standard. The Journal of science and the arts, Band 5, J. Eastburn & Co., 1818, Seite 52 Online bei Google Books
5. Mechanics' Magazine, No. 655, 27. February 1836. Online bei Google Books
6. Gresley, William Stukeley: A glossary of terms used in coal mining, E. & F.N. Spon London, New York 1883, Seite 273, Volltext auf archive.org
7. Thomas John Taylor, On the progressive application of machinery to mining purposes. In: Proceedings, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Birmingham 1859, Seite 32 Online at Google Books and in The Civil engineer and architect's journal, Band 22, 1859, Seite 279 Google Books
8. A. Scheurer: Aerometer zur Bestimmung der in Dampfbottichen vorhandenen Luftmenge. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Mechanik und Optik, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mechanik und Optik, J. Springer., 1900, Seite 86
9. Ronald J. Baken, Robert F. Orlikoff: Clinical measurement of speech and voice Speech Science. Cengage Learning, 2000, Seite 351. Online bei Google Books
10. S. Smith: The electro aerometer. In: Speech, Pathology and Therapy, 1960, Band 3, Seite 27–33.
11. Phonation types. In Phonetics, Working Papers. (1987). WPP, No. 67: Studies of Phonation Types. UC Los Angeles: Department of Linguistics, UCLA, Seite 31. Online
12. Børge Frøkjær-Jensen, Medizinunternehmen: Online