Finite element method used for calculation of the distortion coefficient and associated uncertainty of a PTB 1 GPa pressure balance - EUROMET project 463

Metrologia

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 311-325

  Sabuga, W ^a   Molinar, G ^b,c   Buonanno, G ^d   Esward, T ^e   Legras, J C ^f   Yagmur, L ^g  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b Istituto di Metrologia Gustavo Colonnetti   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE MÉTROLOGIE ET D ESSAIS LNE   (France)

^g NATIONAL METROLOGY INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE BALANCE; PRESSURE DISTORTION COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE-DEPENDENT DENSITY; UNCERTAINTIES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STANDARDS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS; VISCOSITY;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 33744818215     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/43/3/015     Document Type: Article

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