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Gas flow calibrations performed at the National MetrologyInstitute of South Africa (NMISA)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2014

D. Jonker  and
E.P. Tarnow
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Abstract

The National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) Gas Flow Laboratory providestraceability to the South African Industry for gas flow measurements. A new primarystandard for gas flow calibrations was purchased and commissioned. With three flow cells,a flow range of 0.5 mL/min to 50 000 mL/min is covered. The main features of this standardare accuracy, speed and convenience. This paper describes the activities of the NMISA GasFlow Laboratory – a discussion of the primary standard, the validation thereof,calibration methods for client instrumentation, analysis of measurement results and thecalculation of measurement uncertainties.

Keywords

Traceabilitygas flow measurementsprimary standardcalibration methodsmeasurement uncertainties
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Research Article
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International Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , 2014 , 303
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© EDP Sciences 2014

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References

D. Jonker, E.P. Tarnow, NMISA new gas flow calibration facility, Proceedings of Test & Measurement 2013 Conference & Workshop (2013)
Bios Met Lab Series ML-800 User Manual, 2011, Bios International Corporation, MK-01-33 Rev. J.
D. Jonker, NMISA-12-0218, Validation report of the Bios Met Lab ML-800 primary flow standard, 2013