A two/three day course on temperature measurement and calibration, covering measurement techniques; thermodynamic background and temperature scales; calibration techniques; traceability and accreditation; together with hands-on laboratory sessions.

Aims & Objectives

This course is concerned with temperature measurement and calibration, and will broadly follow the pattern established in previous courses. Covering the range -200 °C to 2950 °C, it will concentrate on those methods of measurement which are of greatest technological and industrial importance.

Provisional Course Content

The lectures will cover the necessary background to the subject and full course notes will be provided. However, the emphasis will be on practical aspects of temperature measurement, calibration and traceability, with most of the time being spent in laboratories.

The course will open with an introductory session on temperature scales and standards, including a résumé of the International Temperature Scale of 1990, ITS-90, and the three most important measurement techniques.

The five laboratory sessions will be concerned with fixed points, resistance thermometers, thermocouples, radiation thermometers and liquid-in-glass thermometers. These will be supplemented by lectures in calibration techniques, uncertainties, traceability and accreditation.

The optional third day will provide opportunities for more in-depth training and 'hands-on' experience of some of the calibration techniques used in the laboratory.

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All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

Intended Audience

This course is suitable for technicians and technical managers closely concerned with temperature measurement and calibration.

Lecturing Team

The course will be given by members of the NPL Thermal Metrology team and the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).

Additional Information

A two day Humidity Measurement and Calibration course is scheduled to run after this Temperature Measurement and Calibration course. You may register for both courses at the same time on the registration form.

Contact

For further technical information, please contact: Karen Alston

Register for the next scheduled course on 4 - 8 November 2013

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 This course has been endorsed by the Institute of Physics (IOP):

• If you are a member of the IOP, you will receive a 10% discount on the course fee
• CPD points will be awarded on this course at a rate of 3 per hour