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Liquid Piston Prover Uncertainty Analysis Spreadsheet

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Author(s)

John D. Wright, Aaron N. Johnson, Jodie G. Pope

Abstract

This publication is a spreadsheet that calculates the mass and volume flow uncertainty for a piston prover liquid flow standard based on user inputs of component uncertainties. The calculations use the basis equation and uncertainty analysis presented in NIST SP 250-1039r1. An Instructions worksheet and comments on individual cells of the spreadsheet guide users and suggest how to estimate the magnitude of uncertainty components. Contact john.wright [at] nist.gov (john[dot]wright[at]nist[dot]gov), jodie.pope [at] nist.gov (jodie[dot]pope[at]nist[dot]gov), or aaron.johnson [at] nist.gov (aaron[dot]johnson[at]nist[dot]gov) to obtain a copy of the spreadsheet, for explanations, to make comments, or to suggest improvements.
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Keywords

flow, liquid, piston prover, small volume prover, uncertainty

Citation

Wright, J. , Johnson, A. and Pope, J. (2014), Liquid Piston Prover Uncertainty Analysis Spreadsheet, Other, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=915640 (Accessed April 16, 2024)
Created March 25, 2014, Updated June 2, 2021