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Basic Metrology for 2020

April 30, 2020
Author(s)
Stephan Schlamminger, Richard Davis
2019 was a big year for Metrology. The international system of units was revised on World Metrology Day, May 20th, that year [1]. What will 2020 bring? In this article we discuss five promising advances that we have on a watchlist for 2020. First, we

SI Base Units Relationships Poster

March 3, 2020
Author(s)
Eite Tiesinga, Kristen A. Dill, David B. Newell
This publication is a colorful poster illustrating the relationships of the International System of Units (SI) derived units with special names and symbols and the seven traditional base units. The diagram is aligned with the BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition

The International System of Units (SI), 2019 Edition

August 20, 2019
Author(s)
David Newell, Eite Tiesinga
The definitive international reference on the International System of Units (SI) is a booklet published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) and often referred to as the BIPM SI Brochure. Entitled Le Systeme International d' Unites

Automated Substitution Weighing Apparatus for Liquid Volume Measurement

June 26, 2019
Author(s)
John D. Wright, Sherry D. Sheckels, Joey T. Boyd
The custody transfer of petroleum worth $1 × 10 12 / year is traced to the volume delivered from provers and liquid test measures. Mistakes as small as 0.02 % in a custody meter calibration can lead to multi-million dollar corrections in bills. NIST

Calibration Procedures for Weights and Measures Laboratories

May 29, 2019
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris
This publication contains standard operating procedures for calibrations that were not previously published in other NIST Office of Weights and Measures publications and are included here in support of weights and measures laboratory program requirements

NISTIR 7383, Selected Procedures for Volumetric Calibrations (2019 Ed)

May 14, 2019
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris, Val R. Miller
This publication contains Good Measurement Procedures (GMP), Good Laboratory Procedures (GLP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for use in calibration laboratories performing volumetric calibrations. It includes procedures for Volume Transfer and
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