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- Provides professionals with a handy reference to key terms on mass determination
- Offers many illustrations of instruments and other devices that enhance the text
- Derived from the practical perspective of an international scale manufacturer and the German bureau of weights and measurement
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
In this book on Fundamentals of Mass Determination, the definition and dissemination of units of mass is explained, starting with an introduction to metrology and mass determination.
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Establishing a mass scale requires corresponding mass standards and mass comparators. The metrological requirements for weighing instruments, weight pieces, and measuring conditions are explained and discussed based on international directives and applicable legal regulations. International directives and institutions are striving towards the worldwide uniform implementation of these requirements. Processes used to determine density and volume are described to the extent that they apply to mass determination. Calculating measurement uncertainty entails taking into consideration the effect of influence variables on mass determination. An overview of this topic is provided to make it easier to determine and specify measurement uncertainty in practice, while additional information in the form of tables, illustrations, and literature references allow the reader to study mass metrology further.
Authors and Affiliations
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Fachlabor 1.41, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
Michael Borys
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Abt. Akustik, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
Roman Schwartz
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Mettler-Toledo (Schweiz) AG, Greifensee, Switzerland
Arthur Reichmuth
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Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Greifensee, Switzerland
Roland Nater
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fundamentals of Mass Determination
Authors: Michael Borys, Roman Schwartz, Arthur Reichmuth, Roland Nater
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11937-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-11936-1Published: 01 June 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43300-9Published: 20 July 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-11937-8Published: 09 May 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 114
Topics: Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk, Measurement Science and Instrumentation, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials