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Uncertainty and Traceability for the CEESI Iowa Natural Gas Facility

Published

Author(s)

Aaron N. Johnson, Tom Kegel

Abstract

This paper presents an uncertainty analysis for the CEESI Iowa natural gas calibration facility. This facility calibrates flow meters up to flows of 10.7 actual m3/s, at nominal pressures of 174 kPa. Flow meters are calibrated by a set of nine turbine meter standards that are ultimately traceable to NIST. The analysis shows that the facility can achieve an uncertainty ranging from 0.28 to 0.30% at a 95% confidence level depending on flow.
Citation
Journal of Research (NIST JRES) -
Volume
109 No. 3

Keywords

CEESI Iowa uncertainty analysis, CEESI Iowa: natural gas facility, CEESI traceability to NIST, correlation coefficient, critical flow venturi uncertainty, traceability, turbine meter uncertainty analysis

Citation

Johnson, A. and Kegel, T. (2004), Uncertainty and Traceability for the CEESI Iowa Natural Gas Facility, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=830888 (Accessed April 19, 2024)
Created September 1, 2004, Updated February 17, 2017