<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper deals with the innovative ways of nonstandard, simplifying applications of the valid method for evaluating uncertainties in measurement results and with the definition of conditions of their usability. The evaluation of a substitute criterion for measurement accuracy by means of a relative difference between the measurand and its reference value is proposed. This nonstandard relative uncertainty is comparable with the overall relative standard uncertainty in the measurement result, and thus the evaluation of it enables other simplifications in the calculations of measurement result uncertainties. The use of the simplified evaluation of measurement results is illustrated in two experiments in measurement of the coefficient of thermal conductivity of an insulating material newly developed for the needs of building practice, namely measurement using commercial instruments, and measurement using a newly developed original measuring instrument.</p></abstract>

The paper deals with the innovative ways of nonstandard, simplifying applications of the valid method for evaluating uncertainties in measurement results and with the definition of conditions of their usability. The evaluation of a substitute criterion for measurement accuracy by means of a relative difference between the measurand and its reference value is proposed. This nonstandard relative uncertainty is comparable with the overall relative standard uncertainty in the measurement result, and thus the evaluation of it enables other simplifications in the calculations of measurement result uncertainties. The use of the simplified evaluation of measurement results is illustrated in two experiments in measurement of the coefficient of thermal conductivity of an insulating material newly developed for the needs of building practice, namely measurement using commercial instruments, and measurement using a newly developed original measuring instrument.

A Proposal for Simplifying the Method of Evaluation of Uncertainties in Measurement Results

Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mining and Geology, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

RMTVC, Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

Nanotechnology Centre, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

Koszalin University of Technology, Division of Surface Electrochemistry and Technology, Racławicka 15-17, PL 75-620 Koszalin, Poland

Department of Electrical Engineering, Automatics and Informatics of the Technical faculty, Slovak University of Agriculture, Trieda A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia

Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Geology, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

Institute of Economics and Control Systems, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

Institute of Clean Technologies for Mining and Utilization of Raw Materials for Energy Use, Faculty of Mining and Geology, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

Measurement Science Review

The paper deals with the innovative ways of nonstandard, simplifying applications of the valid method for evaluating uncertainties in measurement results and...

A Proposal for Simplifying the Method of Evaluation of Uncertainties in Measurement Results

Publicado en línea: 09 feb 2013

Páginas: 1 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msr-2013-0007

Palabras clave
Measurements, relative nonstandard uncertainty, verification

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A Proposal for Simplifying the Method of Evaluation of Uncertainties in Measurement Results

Publicado en línea: 09 feb 2013

Páginas: 1 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msr-2013-0007

Palabras claveMeasurements, relative nonstandard uncertainty, verification

This content is open access.

Palabras clave
Measurements, relative nonstandard uncertainty, verification