Measurement good practice

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A listing of relevant good practice guides, measurement procedures and use of measurement devices is provided here. Further documents, including written standards, are available through a search of Documents.

Title Author Publisher Notes

Guiding principles concerning design of experiments, instrumentation and measuring techniques
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G V  Fracastoro, M D Lyberg

Swedish Council for building research
1983
Describes different field measurements aimed at the determination of energy flows through the building envelope
Standard practice for calculating thermal transmission properties under steady-state conditions
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ASTM C 1045

ASTM 2001

A uniform procedure by which thermal transmission properties can be determined using data generated in various steady-state methods
Standard practice for calibrating thin heat flux transducers
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ASTM C 1130

ASTM 2001

Component calibration procedure to determine the sensitivity of heat flux transducers used in apparatus and for field measurements
Standard practice for heat flow meter apparatus
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ASTM C 1132

ASTM 1995

Covers calibration of a heat flow meter measurement system using reference materials or transfer standards
Techniques for measurement of the thermal conductivity of insulation and refractories to high temperatures
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NPL

NPL 1991

Printed NPL industry training course documentation that can be bought direct from NPL

Techniques for measurement of the thermal properties of engineering materials to high temperatures
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NPL

NPL 1991 Printed NPL industry training course documentation that can be bought direct from NPL
Thermal performance of building materials and components - principles for the determination of thermal properties of moist materials and components
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P I Sandberg

CEN
European committee for standardisation
Measurement procedures for  dry and moist materials are described. Thermal properties are determined at steady-state conditions using hot plate, heat flow meter or hot box apparatus


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