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HYDRAULIC PRESSURE MEASURING INSTRUMENT
1. Calibration Description:
Parameter Performance Specifications Test Method
Cauge Pressure
Neasurement
Range : 0,1 NPa to 120 NPa
(Note 1)
Uncertainty : Lower than 0,18 kPa
in the range up to 6 NPa
(Note 2)
Lower than 1,18 kPa
in the range up to 120 NPa
Comparison with
Standard Hydraulic
Pressure Balance
2. Equipment Requirements: Note 2, Note 3, Note 5
Equipment used Specifications Requirement Calibration Equipments
1. Pressure Balance,
Nodel AAA with Piston
8 Cylinder
Nodel : xxx
S/N : 111
Range : 0,1 NPa to 6 NPa
Uncertainty (k=2) : 8,0*10
-5
*Pe
Not lower than 0,18 kPa
1 Piston 8 Cylinder
Nodel : xxx
S/N : 111
Nodel : yyy
S/N : 222
Range : 2 NPa to 120 NPa
Uncertainty (k=2): 8,0*10
-5
*Pe
Not lower than 1,18 kPa
2 Piston 8 Cylinder
Nodel : yyy
S/N : 222
Nass set
Nodel : zzz
S/N : 333
Range : 50 kg
Uncertainty (k=2) : 10*10
-6
*m
3 Nass set
Nodel : zzz
S/N : 333
2. Piston 8 Cylinder
!ndicator
(Note +)
Nodel : uuu
S/N : +++
Uncertainty (k=2, for temperature
measurement) : 0,5 C
+ Piston 8 Cylinder !ndicator
Node : uuu
S/N : +++
3. Steel Ruler
S/N : 555 Uncertainty (k=2) : 0,0+ mm 5 Steel Ruler
S/N : 555
+. Pressure Transmitting
(Note 6)
Fluid = Hydraulic oil
Density : (91+ 10) kg/m
3
Surface Tension : (0,031 0,003) N/m
5. Digital Nultimeter
Nodel : mmm
S/N : 666
Range : 0 y 100 vdc
Uncertainty : 10 ppm
Range : 0 y 100 mAdc
Uncertainty : 50 ppm
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3. Preliminary Operation:
3.1 Read the entire procedure before beginning a calibration.
3.2 visual check the Unit Under Calibration (UUC) to ensure that:
3.2.1 The line voltage required of the UUC has bee n set to 220 vAC, 50 Hz. !f the UUC line voltage
cannot be selected to be 220 vAC, the proper adapter is required.
TmPORTAAT AOTE:
- CIEAA GIOVE5 WTTHOOT TAICOm POWOER mO5T BE WORA WHTIE
HAAOITAG PT5TOA & CYITAOER OF THE 5TAAOARO PRE55ORE BAIAACE
AAO OORTAG CAITBRATTOA.
- REFEREACE IEVEI OF THE OOC 5HAII BE TOEATTFTEO.
3.3 Connect equipment as shown in figure 1 or figure 2 by using short, clean and appropriate
pressure tubes. The reference level of UUC should be the same level as the reference of the
standard 2 millimeters. !f not the different level shall be measured and taken into
consideration.
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Figure 2
3.+ !f the UUC is needed to measure an electrical output, voltage or current ; and the measuring
instrument is not provided. !t can be calibrated using the laboratory digital multimeter.
However it shall be stated in the calibration certificate provided to the customer.
3.5 Care must be taken to ensure that no leakage of pressure between the standard pressure
balance and the UUC which will cause some confusion or incorrect reading.
4. Pressure Cycle Exercise:
Unless otherwise specified, the pressure cycles must be applied to exercise (preloading) the UUC
according to the accuracy class stated in the DKD R 6-1: 2002, pressure calibration guideline. The
pressure cycle must be consisted of starting at zero, going to full scale then back to zero pressure as
described in table 1 below.
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Table 1: Calibration sequences
Calibration
sequence
Neasurement
uncertainty
aimed at, in
of the meas-
urement span
Number of
meas-
urement
points
Number
of
preload-
ings
Load
change +
waiting
time
Waiting time at
upper limit of
measurement
range
Number of
measurement
series
(*) with zero
up/down
(**)
seconds
(***)
minutes
up down
A < 0,1 9 3 >30 2 2 2
B 0,1 h 0,6 9 2 >30 2 2 1
C > 0,6 5 1 >30 2 1 1
(*) Reference to the span was used to allow the sequence (necessary calibration effort) to be
selected from the table, as the accuracy specifications of the manufacturers are usually
related to the measurement span.
(**) One has in any case to wait until steady-state conditions (sufficiently stable indication) of
standard and calibration item are reached.
(***) For Bourdon tube pressure gauges, a waiting time of five minutes is to be observed. For
quasi-static calibrations (piezoelectric sensor principle), the waiting times can be reduced.
TmPORTAAT AOTE:
PRE55ORE 5ORGE5 CAA OAmAGE THE PRE55ORE 5EA5OR, 5mOOTH PRE55ORE CHAAGE5
T5 REOOTREO THROOGHOOT THE CAITBRATTOA.
5. Calibration Procedure:
TmPORTAAT AOTE:
- BEFORE CAITBRATTOA, A ZERO REAOTAG AT THE OOC WHTIE THE HYORAOITC T5
OPEAEO TO AA ATmO5PHERE AFTER EXERCT5E 5HAII BE OB5ERVEO. TF AOT, ZERO
5ET T5 AEEOEO.
- THE AOmBER OF THE PRE55ORE CAITBRATTOA POTAT5 OF THE OOC CAA BE
OETERmTAEO ACCOROTAG TO THE REOOTREmEAT TA THE OKO R J : 2DD2
CAITBRATTOA OF PRE55ORE GAOGE5 GOTOEITAE WHTCH OERCRTBEO TA TABIE J.
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- AFTER APPIYTAG THE TAPOT PRE55ORE AT EVERY mEA5OREmEAT POTAT, 3D
5ECOAO5 mTATmOm ARE AEEOEO TO WATT BEFORE TAKTAG A REAOTAG.
5.1 Cenerate a known pressure, step by step; from the minimum to maximum range which
explained in table 1 to the UUC. An accurate input pressure which being developed by
standard pressure balance can be calculated from the following equation.
@ >

U
W W
F S S
$
F J
D
I
9
L P D
J
L
P
H
3
o + o +
o + p p + p p
=
1
1
where :
P

is the gauge pressure measure at the bottom of the piston, Pa.

m

is the individual mass value of each weight applied on the

piston including all floating elements, kg.
g is the local gravity, m/s
2
.
U
a
is the density of air, kg/m
3
.
U
/
is the density of the measuring fluid, kg/m
3
.
U
m
is the density of each weight, kg/m
3
.
V is the fluid buoyancy correction volume, m
3
.
o is the surface tension of the fluid, N/m.
is the circumference of the piston whe re it emerges from
the pressure fluid, m.
A
p
is the effective area of the piston-cylinder assembly at
a reference temperature I
r
(20 C) and at pressure P m
2
.
However, A
p
can be expressed from the effective area at null pressure A

and the first order

pressure distortion coefficient.
A
p
= A
o
(1+ip)
where :
A
0
= effective area of the piston 8 cylinder unit measured at
atmospheric pressure and at the reference temperature I
r/
, m.
O = elastic distortion coefficient of the piston 8 cylinder unit, Pa
-1
.
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p is an approximate value of the measured pressure, Pa.
!t can be calculated as the equation below.

A
m
a
J g

m
P
]
]
]

\
|

=
U
U
6
D
p
is the linear thermal expansion coefficient of the piston, K
-1
.
D

is the linear thermal expansion coefficient of the cylinder, K

-1
.
I is the measured temperature of the piston-cyli nder assembly
during its use,
o
C.
When the pressure p
m
is expressed at the reference level of the UUC which may be different
from reference level of the standard. A corrective term (head correction) has to be added to
the pressure P; expressed above.
p
m
= p
e
+ (p
f
- p
a
)gAh
p
m
= the pressure measurand at the UUC's reference-level, Pa.
where:
'n is the difference between the altitude n
J
of the balance reference level and the altitude
n
2
of the point where the pressure has to be measured, m.
Ah = h
1
y h
2
5.2 When the standard pressure balance is obtained at mid float position, the UUC reading has to
be observed and recorded in the table attached in appendix A.
TmPORTAAT AOTE:
OORTAG THE CAITBRATTOA, THE VAIVE V
J
mAY BE O5EO TO PREVEAT HY5TERE5T5
WHTCH mAY BE OCCOREO OA THE OOC WHTIE CHAAGTAG mA55E5 OF THE 5TAAOARO
PRE55ORE BAIAACE.
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5.3 Repeat step 5.1 and 5.2 until the calibration is completed.
5.+ Release all pressure from the measurement system and disconnect all of the equipments.
6. Data Analysis and Uncertainty Calculation
The measurement result and uncertainty of measurement can be calculated by using the method
stated in DKD R 6-1: 2002, Calibration of Pressure Cauges.
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APPENDIX A
Client:
Unit: Type: No.: Date:
Range:
Resolution: Calibration cycle:
Accuracy: Name of Calibrator
Pressure Calibration Table
p t
room
p
amb
t
piston
trim mass plate no. UUC reading
in hh.
in C in bar in C in g
inhhh.
Standard - system
Standard-mass-set
Height difference cm (+when std. is higher)
Pressure medium Calibrator signature
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APPENDIX B
References:
1. BS EN 83/-1: 1998 British Standard vPressure Cauge Part 1. Bourdon tube pressure
gauges-dimensions, metrology, requirements and testing w.
2. DKD R 6-1: 2002 vCalibration of Pressure Cauges w published by the Physikalisch
Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in cooperation with the Technical Committee
vPressurew of the Deutscher Kalibrierdienst (DKD), Braunschweig 2002.
3. EAL-C26 vcalibration of Pressure Balance w European cooperation for Accreditation of
Laboratories: Edition 1, July 199/.
+. Cuide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Neasurement 1
st
edition 1993, !SO, Ceneva,
!SBN 92-6/-10188-9.
Note:
1. The pressure range is depended on customer us standard equipment.
2. The uncertainty values are for example. The laboratories shall evaluate by themself.
3. The model and serial numbers are for ex ample.
+. !f available in the laboratory.
5. The standard equipments can be added based on each laboratory.
6. The pressure transmitting fluid property is based on the fluid used in each laboratory.
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Attachment 1
Mathematical model:
'P = P
n
y P
sI
+ 6GP

6GP

= GP
sI
- GP
rsIuIn
- GP
zrvaIn
- GP
rpaIaDIIv
- GP
nvsIrss
- GP
'n
U =
2
n
u
2
nvsIrss
u
2
Iv rpaIaDI
u
2
n zrvaI
u
2
rsIuIn
u
2
ar Ian s
u K
'
+ + + + +
Where:
P
n
= UUC reading, Pa
P
sI
= Pressure standard at the the point to be measured, Pa
GP
sI
= The correction value of pres sure standard, Pa
GP
rsIuIn
= The correction value due to resolution of the UUC reading, Pa
GP
zr vaIn
= The correction value due to the UUC zero reading, Pa
GP
rpaIaDIIv
= The correction value due to the UUC reading repeatability, Pa
GP
nvsIrss
= The correction value due to hysteresis of the UUC reading, Pa
GP
('n!
= The correction value due to the head correction
measurement system, Pa
Since pressure balance is used as a standard equipment.
Therefore:
GP
sI
= GP
rI/aI
- GP
ImpraIur
- GP
gravIv
- GP
(Ua!
2
sI
u =
2
a
2
gravIv
2
ImpraIur
2
rI/aI
u u u u + + +
Where:
GP
rI/aI
= The correction value due to the calibration certificate of the standard Pa
hydraulic pressure balance,
GP
ImpraIur
= The correction value of the piston 8 cylinder temperature measurement, Pa
GP
gravIv
= The correction value due to local gravity acceleration, Pa
GP
(Ua!
= The correction value due to an ambient air density measurement, Pa
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Note:
u
ImpraIur
= - (D-E!x p x
2
I
a
3
J
u
'n
= ('p x g! x
2
h
a
3
1

u
gravIv
=
2
g
a
3
J
g
p

]
]

\
|
u
Ua
=

2
,
,

]
]

\
|

Where:
a
I
, a
n
, a
g
, a
Ua
= Uncertainty attributed to the input quantity
Example
Uncertainty budget for the calibration of a hydraulic pressure transducer
Calibration effort for calibration sequence A
Statement of mean value ( Mw) with measurement deviation ('p), repeatability (DK) and hysteresis (n)
Calibration item
Accuracy stated by manufacturer : 0,0+ Rdg + 0,005 FS
MasurmnI rang : 2UU Dar
Resolution : 0,01 bar
Standard device
Expanded uncertainty (standard) : 0,008 rdg but not smaller than 0,000 + bar
Lnar InrmaI xpansn //nI (D

-D
p
! : U,UUU UU9 K
-J
Temperature of piston (t
piston
) : (20 0,5)C
Density of mass (p
m
) : / 800 kg/m
3
Calibration conditions
Pressure-transmitting medium : Oil
Fluid density (p
f ,20C, 1 bar
) : (91+ 10) kg/m
3
Air density (p
a ,20C, 1 bar
) : (1,199 0,015) kg/m
3
Height different (Ah) : (0 0,002) m
Cravity (g) : (9,/82 9/0 0,000 + 9) m/s
2
Ambient temperature : (20 1)C
Ambient pressure : (1 013 10) mbar
AmDnI numIv . (55 r JU! PH
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*Table 2 : Measurement data
Reading from calibration item
Pn (bar)
P standard
(bar)
M1 M2 M3 M4
0,000 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
20,022 19,99 19,99 19,9/ 19,98
+0,030 39,9/ 39,98 39,95 39,9/
59,9/0 59,8/ 59,90 59,86 59,88
/9,9/9 /9,88 /9,90 /9,86 /9,88
99,988 99,88 99,89 99,85 99,8/
119,99/ 119,8/ 119,89 119,85 119,8/
1+0,005 139,8/ 139,89 139,85 139,8/
160,01+ 159,88 159,91 159,8/ 159,89
180,022 1/9,8/ 1/9,91 1/9,8/ 1/9,88
200,031 199,90 199,91 199,88 199,90
*Note:
- All value are presented after normalization.
Table 3: Evaluation
Mean value
Mw
N
i
/+
Deviation
'p
Mw-p

Repeatability
DK
Max(_M3-MJ_,
_M-M2_!
Hysteresis
n
(_M2-MJ_-
_M-M3_!72
Expanded
uncertainty
U
bar bar bar bar bar
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,013
19,98 -0,0+ 0,02 0,01 0,018
39,9/ -0.06 0,02 0,02 0,020
59,88 -0,09 0,02 0,03 0,023
/9,88 -0,10 0,02 0,02 0,022
99,8/ -0,12 0,03 0,02 0,025
119,8/ -0,13 0,02 0,02 0,023
139,8/ -0,1+ 0,02 0,02 0,02+
159,89 -0,12 0,02 0,02 0,026
1/9,88 -0,1+ 0,03 0,03 0,030
199,90 -0,13 0,02 0,02 0,026
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Uncertainties distributed
GP
sIanar, r
Width of distribution (k = 2) = ]

\
|
- 031 , 200
100
008 , 0
bar
= 1,60*10
-2
bar
Probability distribution = Normal
Uncertainty, u(x

! =
2
10 * 60 , 1
2
bar
= 8,00*10
-3
bar
Sensitivity coefficient, (

! = 1
?? Uncertainty contribution, u(v! = (

!' u(x

!
= 8,00*10
-3
bar
GP
ImpraIur
Width of distribution (2a) = 0,5 K
Probability distribution = Rectangular
Uncertainty, u(x

! =
3
5 , 0
K
= 2,89*10
-1
K
Sensitivity coefficient, (

! = -(o+|)
*
p
= -9*10
-6
K
-1
*200,031 bar
= -1,80*10
-3
bar/K
Uncertainty contribution, u(v! = (

!' u(x

!
= -1,80*10
-3
bar/K*2,89*10
-1
K
= -5,20*10
-+
bar
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GP
gravIv
Width of distribution (2a) = 0,000 +9 ms
-2
Probability distribution = Rectangular
Uncertainty, u(x

! =
3
10 * 9 , +
+
ms
-2
= 2,83*10
-+
ms
-2
Sensitivity coefficient, (

! =
g
p
=
9/ /82 , 9
031 , 200
bar/ m s
-2
= 20,+5 bar/ m s
-2
Uncertainty contribution, u(v! = (

!' u(x

!
= 20,+5 bar/ m
.
s
-2
* 2,83*10
-+
ms
-2
= 5,/9*10
-3
bar
GP
(Ua!
Width of distribution (2a) = 0,015 kg m
-3
Probability distribution = Rectangular
Uncertainty, u(x

! =
3
015 , 0
kg m
-3
= 8,66*10
-3
kg m
-3
Sensitivity coefficient, (

! =
m
p
p

=
800 /
031 , 200
bar/ kg m
-3
= -2,56*10
-2
bar/ kg m
-3
Uncertainty contribution, u(v! = (

!' u(x

!
= -2,56*10
-2
bar/ kg
.
m
-3
*8,66*10
-3
kg
.
m
-3
= -2,22*10
-+
bar
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GP
('n!
Width of distribution (2a) = 0,002 m
Probability distribution = Rectangular
Uncertainty, u(x

! =
3
002 0
m
= 1,15*10
-3
m
p
f(p,t)
= p
f(20C, 1bar)
]
]
]

\
|

]
]

\
|
+
20
2
C) ( t C) ( t
/8 0,000 1
piston room

(1+0,000 08P(bar)) (1)
= 91+
]
]

\
|

\
| +
20
2
20 20
/8 000 , 0 1 (1+0,000 08 * 200,031)
= 928,63 kg m
-3
Note : Equation (1) reference from PTB
Sensitivity coefficient, (

! = Ap * g
= (928,63-1,199) kg m
-3 *
9,/82 9/ m s
-2
= 9,0/*10
-2
bar/m
Uncertainty contribution, u(v! = (

!' u(x

!
= 9,0/*10
-2
bar/m
*
1,15*10
-3
m
= 1,0+*10
-+
bar
GP
rsIuIn
Width of distribution (2a) = 0,01 bar
Probability distribution = Rectangular
Uncertainty, u(x

! =
3 2
01 , 0
bar
= 2,89*10
-3
bar
Sensitivity coefficient, (

! = 1
Uncertainty contribution, u(v! = (

!' u(x

!
= 2,89*10
-3
bar
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GP
zr vaIn
Uncertainty contribution, u(v! = 0,00 bar
GP
rpaIaDIIv
Width of distribution (2a) = 0,02 bar
Probability distribution = Rectangular
Uncertainty, u(x

! =
3 2
02 , 0
bar
= 5,//*10
-3
bar
Sensitivity coefficient, (

! = 1
Uncertainty contribution, u(v! = (

!' u(x

!
= 5,//*10
-3
bar
GP
nvsIrss
Width of distribution (2a) = 0,02 bar
Probability distribution = Rectangular
Uncertainty, u(x

! =
3 2
02 , 0
bar
= 5,//*10
-3
bar
Sensitivity coefficient, (

! = 1
Uncertainty contribution, u(v! = (

!' u(x

!
= 5,//*10
-3
bar
Expanded uncertainty =
2
hys
2
repeat
2
zero
2
res
2
h
2
a
2
g
2
temp
2
cer
u u u u u u u u u k + + + + + + + +
A
p
= 2
*
0,013
= 0,026 bar
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Table 4: Uncertainty budget for load step p = 200,031 bar
Ouantity
X
Estimate
x

Width of
distribution
2a
Diviso
r
Uncertainty
u(x

!
Sensitivity
coefficient

Uncertainty
contribution
u(v!
variance
u
2
bar bar
2
P sIanar
200,031
bar
1,60*10
-2
bar
2
8,00*10
-3
bar
1 8,00*10
-3
6,+0*10
-5
GP
sIanar,
ImpraIur
0,5 K \3 2,89*10
-1
K
-1,80*10
-3
bar/K
-5,20*10
-+
2,/0*10
-/
GP gravIv +,90*10
-+
m/s
2
\3
2,83*10
-+
m/s
2
20,+5
bar/ms
-2
5,/9*10
-3
3,35*10
-5
GP (U
a
! 0,015
kg/m
3
\3
8,66*10
-3
kg/m
3
-2,56*10
-2
bar/kg m
3
-2,22*10
-+
+,93*10
-8
''GP ngnI 0,002 m \3
1,15*10
-3
m
9,0/*10
-2
bar/m
1,0+*10
-+
1,08*10
-8
P n,
rsIuIn
199,90
bar
0,01 bar 2\3
2,89*10
-3
bar
1 2,89*10
-3
8,35*10
-6
GP zr
vaIn
0,00 bar 2\3 0,00 bar 1 0,00 0,00
GP
rpaIaDIIv
0,02 bar 2\3
5,//*10
-3
bar
1 5,//*10
-3
3,33*10
-5
GP
nvsIrss
0,02 bar 2\3
5,//*10
-3
bar
1 5,//*10
-3
3,33*10
-5
'P -0,13 bar u = 0,013
u
i
2
=
1,/3*10
-+
'P -0,13 bar U = k.u (k = 2) 0,026 bar
**allowing for the pressure-dependent fluid density