The Calibration of Flowmeters

The paper presents an account of all the main methods in current use for the calibration of liquid and gas flowmeters both in the laboratory and in the field. Also included is a description of the traceability hierarchy for flow measurement in the United Kingdom and the paper ends with an estimation...

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Main Author: W C Pursley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 1986-06-01
Series:Measurement + Control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/002029408601900504
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description The paper presents an account of all the main methods in current use for the calibration of liquid and gas flowmeters both in the laboratory and in the field. Also included is a description of the traceability hierarchy for flow measurement in the United Kingdom and the paper ends with an estimation of the calibration accuracies which might be expected at various levels in the traceability hierarchy.
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