A calibration system for PTU devices

Sari Semenoja, Martti Heinonen
Abstract:
Devices measuring pressure, temperature and humidity simultaneously are known as PTU devices. There are hardly any commercial calibration systems for the PTU devices available for low temperatures (< 0 °C). To obtain more comprehensive data on the performance of PTU devices, a new calibration system is developed at MIKES. In this PTU Apparatus, pressure, temperature and humidity can be controlled simultaneously so that all combinations over the ranges are possible. The nominal ranges of the system are the following: absolute pressure 500 hPa … 1200 hPa, temperature -52 °C … +80 °C and relative humidity 10 % … 95 %. The estimated uncertainties (k = 2) of the pressure, temperature and humidity are 10 Pa, 0,1 °C to 0,3 °C and 1 %RH to 3 %RH, respectively. The construction and operation as well as the results of operational tests of the PTU Apparatus are reported in this paper.
Keywords:
pressure, temperature, humidity, simultaneously control, PTU devices
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC16
Event name:
Cultivating Metrological Knowledge
Title:
3rd Conference on Pressure Measurement (together with 20th TC3 Conference on Measurement of Force, Mass and Torque & 1st TC22 Conference on Vibration Measurement)
Place:
Merida, MEXICO
Time:
27 November 2007 - 01 December 2007