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Title: Work Instruction for Calibration of Climatic Chambers including Oven,

Refrigerator, Incubator, Water Bath, Autoclave (On Site of the Customer)
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Issued Dt: 02.01.2014 Approved By: TM

7.0 Procedure for Calculation of Uncertainty

7.1 SCOPE
The following method of calculating the uncertainty is based on a
measurement Uncertainty in compliance to " Expression of Uncertainty &
confidence in measurement.", UKAS M3003.

TYPE A: Standard Deviation

7.2 PARAMETERS
The parameter which are used for calculating uncertainty, are Uexp is
Expanded Uncertainty.

Uexp = k x UC

And

UC = Ua + Umas + Ustb + Uun + Ures + Udrf

Where,
Ua – Uncertainty due to repeatability
Umas – Uncertainty due to the master sensor
Ustb – Uncertainty due to Stability in chamber
Uun – Uncertainty due to non uniformity in chamber
Ures – Uncertainty due to resolution of UUC
Udrf – Uncertainty due to drift of the master instrument
UC – Combined uncertainty
Uexp – Expanded Uncertainty

7.3 CALCULATIONS

a) Uncertainty Due to Repeatability

Here, probability of distribution is type A
Ua = Std Deviation
√n

b) Uncertainty due to the master sensor

Probability of distribution is Normal
Umas = Uncertainty of master
√3
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c) Uncertainty Due to Stability

Probability of distribution is Rectangular
Ustb = Stability in chamber
√3

d) Uncertainty Due to non-uniformity

Probability of distribution is Rectangular
Uun = Actual non – uniformity in chamber
√3

e) Uncertainty due to Resolution

Probability of distribution is Rectangular
Ures = Actual Resolution * 1/2
√3

f) Uncertainty due to drift of the master instrument.

Probability of distribution is Rectangular

Udft = Actual Drift
√3

Combined Uncertainty

UC = Ua2 + Umas 2+ Ustb2 + Uun2 + Ures2 + Udft 2

Expanded Uncertainty
Uexp = 2 x UC

where k = 2 is the coverage factor for 95% distribution.

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Title: Work Instruction for Calibration of Climatic Chambers including Oven,
Refrigerator, Incubator, Water Bath, Autoclave (On Site of the Customer)
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UNCERTAINTY BUDGET

Source of Probabili- Deg-

Uncer-tainty Qual Estim Type ty of Standard Sensi- rees of
ity a-te Distribu- Uncer- tiveCoe Free-
tion / tainty ff dom
Division
Uncertainty Due Ua A 1
repeatability
Uncertainty of Umas B Normal / 2 1 ∞
the Master
Sensor
Uncertainty Due Ustb B Retangular 1 ∞
to stability / √3
Uncertainty Due Uun B Retangular 1 ∞
to Non- / √3
uniformity
Uncertainty Ures B Retangular 1 ∞
Due to the / √3
resolution
Uncertainty Due Udft B Retangular 1 ∞
to drift from the / √3
master

Combined Uncertainty
∞
Degrees of freedom
Normal
Expanded Uncertainty k=2