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Janne Kivilaakso, Antero Pitkäkoski, Jori Valli, Mike Johnson, Nobuo Inamoto, Arja Aukia, Masaki Saito – Helsinki, Finland: Vaisala Oyj, 2006. – 118 p.
«We at Vaisala have worked many years manufacturing and calibrating measurement instruments. We have gained lots of calibration experience, and working with our clients has revealed a need to increase common knowledge of what calibration is all about. We put this book together to share some of our knowledge and some commonly known basics. We hope our readers find these pages useful.»«Мы работаем много лет в городе Вайсала над разработкой и калибровкой средств измерений. Мы провели множество калибровочных экспериментов и работаем совместно с нашими клиентами над всеобщим распространением знания о том, что такое калибровка. Мы объединились, чтобы написать эту книгу, вложив в нее свои знания и некоторые общеизвестные истины. Мы надеемся, что наши читатели сочтут её полезной.»Contents. scope. introduction. calibration requirements. quality management standards. Traceability. Calibration documentation. Validity of calibration. Metrology and calibration services. international cooperation. Legal metrology. Metrology. Accreditation. National measurement standard laboratories. Commercial calibration services. Accredited laboratories. Non-accredited calibration services and laboratories. In-house calibration. Organization and management. Technical documentation. Choosing reference equipment. Calibration activities. what should we do with the calibration results? Choosing calibration method. When calibration is needed. Laboratory and field calibration. Field spot checking. Determining the calibration interval. Lengthening the calibration interval. Shortening the calibration interval. Choosing calibration points. Calibration methods by the user. Temperature equilibrium. Stabilization and sampling. Uncertainty estimation. Presenting the results. Calibration in practice. humidity calibration. Choosing reference equipment. Relative humidity calibration. Dewpoint temperature calibration. Temperature calibration. Its-90 Temperature Scale. Choosing reference equipment. Temperature calibration methods. Pressure calibration. Choosing reference equipment. Pressure calibration methods. Vaisala calibration services. appendix a: Terminology. appendix b: Abbreviations. appendix c: Uncertainty calculation. references.
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CALIBRATION BOOK
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PREFACE We at Vaisala have worked many years manufacturing and calibrating measurement instruments. We have gained lots of calibration experience, and working with our clients has revealed a need to increase common knowledge of what calibration is all about.
We put this book together to share some of our knowledge and some commonly known basics. We hope our readers find these pag