NIST/BFRL Calibration System for Heat-Flux Gages. Report of Test 4014.
NIST/BFRL Calibration System for Heat-Flux Gages.
Report of Test 4014.
(490 K)
Pitts, W. M.; Lawson, J. R.; Shields, J. R.
NIST SP 971; FR 4014; Report of Test FR 4014; 13 p.
August 2001.
NIST SP 971: "Collected Reports and Publications by the
National Institute of Standards and Technology on Heat
Flux Gage Calibration and Usage.", 2001.
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Keywords:
heat flux; measuring instruments; calibrating
Abstract:
This report of test describes a heat-flux gage
calibration system that was developed at the National
Bureau of Standards during the 1970s. It is based on a
commercial radiant heater incorporating a tungsten lamp
and elliptical mirror. A kaledioscope flux
redistributor is used to improve the uniformity of the
heat flux distribution at the gage surface. The results
of recent calibrations for ten heat flux gages are
compared with calibrations upplied by the gage
manufacturer.
