Design and validation of a new primary standard for calibration of the top-end humidity sensors

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 950-959

  Hudoklin, D ^a   Bojkovski, J ^a   Nielsen, J ^b   Drnovsek J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dew point generator; Liquid bath; Magnetically coupled pump; Single pressure generator

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; HUMIDITY SENSORS; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; PUMPS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

COMPACT SYSTEMS; DEW-POINT GENERATOR; EVALUATING; INITIAL TESTING; LIQUID BATH; LIQUID BATHS; MAGNETICALLY COUPLED PUMP; MAGNETICALLY COUPLED PUMPS; POINT SENSORS; PRIMARY STANDARDS; RECIRCULATION; SINGLE PAST; SINGLE PRESSURE GENERATOR; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; TEMPERATURE STABILITIES;

HUMIDITY CONTROL;

EID: 54049133350     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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