[Header] Format=SMU ver=3 appl=GUMWB32 MR=0 FUEB=0 [Title] Title='Calibration of a type N thermocouple at 1000 °C: Furnace temperature' Description=6 Description[0]='In the N-type thermocouple calibration at 1000 °C the temperature of the' Description[1]='furnace is determined by two R-type thermocouples placed the same distance' Description[2]='above and below the thermocouple two be calibated. The tempearture at the' Description[3]='location of the hot junction of the thermocouple to be calibrated is given as' Description[4]='the mean of the temperatures of the hot junction of the two reference' Description[5]='thermocouples.' [Model] Model=1 Model[0]='t_X = t_S + \delta\t_S + C_S × (\delta\V_iS1 + \delta\V_iS2 + \delta\V_R) - C_S / C_S0 × \delta\t_0S + \delta\t_D + \delta\t_F' [Components] CompOrder=3 Comp=11 Comp[0]=t_X_ Comp[1]=t_S_ Comp[2]=\delta\t_S_ Comp[3]=C_S_ Comp[4]=\delta\V_iS1_ Comp[5]=\delta\V_iS2_ Comp[6]=\delta\V_R_ Comp[7]=C_S0_ Comp[8]=\delta\t_0S_ Comp[9]=\delta\t_D_ Comp[10]=\delta\t_F_ [COMP 0] Type=Result Definition='temperature to be measured of the furnace ' Unit='°C' Description=0 Fcov=2 NomUnit= UncUnit= CovID=1 UncID=0 Vnom=1000.5 Ustd=0.640870516811861 Neff=7688 HB=1 HC=0 HR=1 IO=0 [COMP 1] Type=TypAPooled Definition='temperature of the reference thermometer in terms of voltage with cold junction at 0 °C. The function is given in the calibration certificate.' Unit='°C' Description=8 Description[0]='MEASUREMENTS: The indications of the voltmeter are precalculated to reduce the' Description[1]='effects of temperature drift in the thermal source and parasitic thermal' Description[2]='voltages (see EAL-R2-S1:S5.15). The readings are combined to one observation' Description[3]='only, which is the temperature of the furnace at the location of the' Description[4]='thermocouple to be cailbrated. In order to evaluate the uncertainty of' Description[5]='measurement associated with the observation, a series of ten measurements has' Description[6]='been previously undertaken at the same temperature of operation. It gave a' Description[7]='pooled estimate of standard deviation for the temperature of the furnace.' Observations=1 Sp=0.10 Neff=9 Reading=1 Reading[0]=1000,5 Mode=0 MinObs=1 [COMP 2] Type=TypBNormal Definition='correction of the temperature of the reference thermocouples due to their calibration ' Unit='°C' Description=4 Description[0]='REFERENCE STANDARDS: The reference thermocouples are supplied with calibration' Description[1]='certificates that relate the temperature at their hot junction with their cold' Description[2]='junction at 0 °C to the voltage across their wires. The expanded uncertainty of' Description[3]='measurement at 1000 °C is U=0,3 °C (coverage factor k=2 )' Vnom=0.0 Uexp=0.3 Fcov=2 [COMP 3] Type=Const Definition='sensitivities of the reference thermocouples for voltage at the measuring temperature of 1000 °C' Unit='°C/µV' Description=2 Description[0]='VOLTAGE SENSITIVITIES: The voltage sensitivities of the thermocouples have been' Description[1]='taken from reference tables' Vnom=0,077 [COMP 4] Type=TypBNormal Definition='voltage correction obtained from the calibration of the voltmeter' Unit='µV' Description=4 Description[0]='CALIBRATION OF THE VOLTMETER: The voltmeter has been calibrated. Corrections to' Description[1]='the measured voltages are made to all results. The calibration certificate' Description[2]='gives a constant expanded uncertainty of measurement for voltages smaller than' Description[3]='50 mV of U=2 µV (coverage factor k=2)' Vnom=0.0 Uexp=2.0 Fcov=2.0 [COMP 5] Type=TypBRectang Definition='voltage correction due to the limited resolution of the voltmeter' Unit='µV' Description=2 Description[0]='RESOLUTION OF THE VOLTMETER: A 4½ digit microvoltmeter has been used in its 10' Description[1]='mV range resulting in resolution limits of ±0,5 µV at each indication.' Vnom=0.0 Hlim=0.5 [COMP 6] Type=TypBRectang Definition='voltage correction due to contact effects of the reversing switch' Unit='µV' Description=2 Description[0]='PARASITIC VOLTAGES: Residual parasitic offset voltages due to the switch' Description[1]='contacts have been estimated to be zero within ±2 µV.' Vnom=0.0 Hlim=2.0 [COMP 7] Type=Const Definition='sensitivities of the reference thermocouples for voltage at the reference temperature of 0 °C' Unit='°C/µV' Description=2 Description[0]='VOLTAGE SENSITIVITIES: The voltage sensitivities of the thermocouples have been' Description[1]='taken from reference tables.' Vnom=0.189 [COMP 8] Type=TypBRectang Definition='temperature correction due to the deviation of the reference temperature from 0 °C' Unit='°C' Description=2 Description[0]='REFERENCE TEMPERATURE: The temperature of the reference point of each' Description[1]='thermocouple is known to be 0 °C within ±0,1 °C.' Vnom=0.0 Hlim=0.1 [COMP 9] Type=TypBRectang Definition='change of the values of the reference thermometers since their last calibration due to drift' Unit='°C' Description=2 Description[0]='DRIFT OF THE REFERENCE STANDARDS: From previous calibrations the drift of the' Description[1]='reference standards are estimated to be zero within the limits ±0,3 °C.' Vnom=0.0 Hlim=0,3 [COMP 10] Type=TypBRectang Definition='temperature correction due to non-uniformity of the temperature of the furnace' Unit='°C' Description=3 Description[0]='TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS: The temperature gradients inside the furnace have been' Description[1]='measured. At 1000 °C deviations from non-uniformity of temperature in the' Description[2]='region of measurement are within ±1 °C.' Vnom=0.0 Hlim=1 [Correlations] Description=0