Handbook of Mass Measurement

Frank Jones, Randall M. Schoonover

308 pages, parution le 23/05/2002

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Résumé

"How much does it weigh?" seems a simple question. To scientists and engineers, however, the answer is far from simple, and determining the answer demands consideration of an almost overwhelming number of factors.With an intriguing blend of history, fundamentals, and technical details, the Handbook of Mass Measurement sets forth the details of achieving the highest precision in mass measurements. It covers the whole field, from the development, calibration, and maintenance of mass standards to detailed accounts of weighing designs, balances, and uncertainty. It addresses the entire measurement process and provides in-depth examinations of the various factors that introduce error.Much of the material is the authors' own work and some of it is published here for the first time. Jones and Schoonover are both highly regarded veterans of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. With this handbook, they have provided a service and resource vital to anyone involved not only in the determination of mass, but also to the entire field of precision measurement.

Contents

1 Mass and Mass Standards
2 Recalibration of Mass Standards
3 Contamination of Mass Standards
4 Cleaning of Mass Standards
5 From Balance Observations to Mass Differences
6 Glossary of Statistical Terms
7 Measurement Uncertainty
8 Weighing Designs
9 Calibration of the Screen and the Built-in Weights of a Direct-Reading Analytical Balance
10 A Look at the Electronic Balance
11 Examples of Buoyancy Corrections in Weighing
12 Air Density Equation
13 Density of Solid Objects
14 Calculation of the Density of Water
15 Conventional Value of the Result of Weighing in Air
16 A Comparison of Error Propagations for Mass and Conventional Mass
17 Examination of Parameters That Can Cause Error in Mass Determinations
18 Determination of the Mass of a Piston-Gauge Weight, Practical Uncertainty Limits
19 Response of Apparent Mass to Thermal Gradients and Free Convective Currents
20 Magnetic Errors in Mass Metrology
21 Effect of Gravitational Configuration of Weights on Precision of Mass Measurements
22 Between-Time Component of Error in Mass Measurements
23 Laboratory Standard Operating Procedure and Weighing Practices
24 Control Charts
25 Tolerance Testing of Mass Standards
26 Surveillance Testing
27 The Mass Unit Disseminated to Surrogate Laboratories Using the NIST Portable Mass Calibration Package
28 Highly Accurate Direct Mass Measurements without the Use of External Standards
29 The Piggyback Balance Experiment: An Illustration of Archimedes' Principle and Newton's Third Law
30 The Application of the Electronic Balance in High-Precision Pycnometry

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	CRC Press (Taylor and Francis Group)
Auteur(s)	Frank Jones, Randall M. Schoonover
Parution	23/05/2002
Nb. de pages	308
Format	18 x 26
Couverture	Relié
Poids	756g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780849325311