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Metrology

Mass metrology

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This project provides the basis for a new definition of mass, based on unchanging quantum properties of nature rather than a physical artifact. This is

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Modeling Temperature Effects on a Coriolis Mass Flowmeter

Author(s)
Fabio O. Costa, Jodie G. Pope, Keith A. Gillis
Coriolis mass flowmeters are known to be stable, have low uncertainty (± 0.1 %), and are insensitive to fluid properties. This meter type is used for many