Uncertainty analysis of the diffusion rate in the dynamic generation of volatile organic compound mixtures

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Sassi, G ^a,b   Demichelis, A ^a,b   Sassi, M P ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

diffusion rate; dynamic reference mixtures; uncertainty; VOC

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FLOW OF GASES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CONCENTRATION CHANGE; DIFFUSION RATE; DYNAMIC GENERATION; SYSTEMATIC EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY; UNCERTAINTY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC); WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 80052733223     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/10/105104     Document Type: Article

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