Measurement, Validation and Uncertainty of an Experimental Procedure to Characterize the Size-of-Source Effect of Radiation Thermometers, in the Framework of an Industrial Calibration Laboratory
Abstract
An experimental procedure for characterizing the size-of-source effect (SSE) is proposed. Such an effect is the cause of one of the main influence variables generating uncertainty in the measurement, both in calibration and use, of direct reading radiation thermometers (RT). The procedure and uncertainty calculation described in the paper are aligned in terms of metrological traceability, with the requirements generally imposed to ensure the accuracy of measurements in industry and science. Results of application and validation of this particular procedure with equipment, including black body (BB) sources normally used in radiation thermometry calibration laboratories in the industrial field, are shown.
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Biochemistry,Instrumentation,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Analytical Chemistry
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