- Author
- Pitts, W. M. | Lawson, J. R. | Shields, J. R.
- Title
- NIST/BFRL Calibration System for Heat-Flux Gages. Report of Test 4014.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NIST SP 971; FR 4014; Report of Test FR 4014, August 2001; August 6, 2001, 13 p.
- Distribution
- For More Information on NIST SP 971 visit: WEBSITE: http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/866/heatflux/index.htm
- Book or Conf
- NIST SP 971: "Collected Reports and Publications by the National Institute of Standards and Technology on Heat Flux Gage Calibration and Usage.", 2001
- Keywords
- heat flux | measuring instruments | calibrating
- Abstract
- This report of test describes a heat-flux gage calibration system that was developed at the National Bureau of Standards during the 1970s. It is based on a commercial radiant heater incorporating a tungsten lamp and elliptical mirror. A kaledioscope flux redistributor is used to improve the uniformity of the heat flux distribution at the gage surface. The results of recent calibrations for ten heat flux gages are compared with calibrations upplied by the gage manufacturer.