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An Uncertainty Analysis for a Positive Displacement Liquid Flow Calibrator Using the Water Draw TechniqueWesley B. EnglandReferences[1] Water Draw Technique courtesy Steve Hope, Compu-Flow Solutions, 2009.[2] ASTM E694-99 “Standard Specification for LaboratoryGlass Volumetric Apparatus,” 2005, DOI: 10.1520/E0694-99R05, www.astm.org.[3] U.S. Army Primary Standards Laboratory Report No. P1,for Federal 16EX Calipers, May 27, 2009.[4] Mitutoyo Spec Sheet for Model AT102-500 Code No.539-119 Linear Scale Unit, Manual No. 4739GB Series No.539.[5] Army Primary Standards Laboratory Calibration Report forFlask Serial Number D07116, Calibration Report NumberQM-D07116, Jan 19, 2010.[6] Army Primary Standards Laboratory Calibration ReportNo. 4078 for Digital Temperature Indicator, May 12, 2009.[7] Army Primary Standards Laboratory Calibration ReportNo. 5820 for Digital Temperature Indicator, Aug 19, 2008.[8] API Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards, Chapter11.2.1M-“Compressibility Factors for Hydrocarbons:638-1074 Kilograms per cubic Metre Range”, First Edition,August 1984 (Range related to density (15 degrees C) andMetering Temperature (degrees Celsius).[9] Paar, Anton, Instruction Manual DMA 5000 M, DocumentC76IB01E.fm, Sept 2, 2009.[10] SH Calibration Certificate Number 19595 for CertifiedPure Water, 14 May 2009.[11] Flow Technology Test Report for MT10 SN:MT02060175, Report No. 75888, Jul 31, 2002.[12] Mitutoyo online catalog specifications.[13] API Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards,Chapter 12 -“Calculation of Petroleum Quantities,” page16 Table 6.[14] NIST Engineering Online Tool Box, 2009.[15] ASTM E542 “Standard Practice for Calibration ofLaboratory Volumetric Apparatus,” DOI: 10.1520/E0542-01R12, www.astm.org.[16] NIST Report 836/277141-08 for a 5000 ml PYREX®Borosilicate Glass flask SN AVA782.[17] API “Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards,”Chapter 12-“Calculation of Petroleum Quantities,” Table7 Modulus of Elasticity Discrimination Levels (E) page 17.[18] ANSI/NCSL Z540 “American National Standard forCalibration – Calibration Laboratories and Measuringand Test Equipment General Requirements,” ANSI/NCSLZ540.1-1994 (R2002).[19] ANSI/NCSL Z540 “American National Standard forCalibration- U.S. Guide to the Expression of Uncertaintyin Measurement,” ANSI/NCSL-Z540-2-1997 (R2002).[20] Adams, Thomas M., A2LA Guide for the Estimation ofMeasurement Uncertainty In Testing, A2LA, July 2002.[21] ISO/IEC 17025 International Standard, GeneralRequirements for the Competence for Testing and CalibrationLaboratories, 2nd Ed., May, 15 2005, Reference NumberISO/IEC 17025:2005(E).[22] Taylor, B. N. and Kuyatt, C. E. Technical Note 1297Guidelines for Evaluating and Expressing the Uncertainty ofNIST Measurement Results, NIST, 1994.[23] JCGM 100:2008 “Evaluation of measurement data —Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement,”BIPM JCGM, 1st Ed., Sept 2008, corrected version 2010.[24] JCGM 200: 2012 (E/F), “International vocabulary ofmetrology – Basic and general concepts and associatedterms (VIM)” BIPM JCGM, 3rd Ed., 2008 version withminor corrections.Wesley B. England, U.S. Army Primary StandardsLaboratory, AMSAM-TMD-LS, Redstone Arsenal,Alabama, wes.england@us.army.mil.This paper was previously submitted and awarded Best Paperat the Measurement Science Conference (MSC) in Pasadena,California, March 14-18, 2011.Jan • Feb • Mar 201343Cal Lab: The International Journal of Metrology