INTEGRATE APPROACH TO THE CALIBRATION OF NITROGEN OXIDES ANALYSERS AND TO THE EVALUATION OF THEIR MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY

Elena Amico di Meane, Davide Baroncini, Stefano Crispu, Gian Carlo Piras, Michela Sega
Abstract:
The present work describes the approach to evaluate in a metrological correct and exhaustive way the contribution of the several sources to the uncertainty related to the calibration of nitrogen oxides (NOX) analysers, focusing in particular on non dispersive infrared (NDIR) analysers. In order to minimize the contribution due to the uncertainty on the composition of the calibration standards, gas mixtures of NOX prepared with the gravimetric method are used. The performances of two different techniques, namely NDIR and chemiluminescence, are compared by analysing primary reference gas mixtures prepared at the Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM), having concentrations within 100 mmol·mol-1 of NOX.
Keywords:
nitrogen oxides, NDIR spectroscopy, chemiluminescence
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Event details
Event name:
XIX IMEKO World Congress
Title:

Fundamental and Applied Metrology

Place:
Lisbon, PORTUGAL
Time:
06 September 2009 - 11 September 2009