• DocumentCode
    2488753
  • Title

    A buoyancy-free mass comparator with sub-ppm precision for use in a superconducting magnetic levitation system

  • Author

    Fujii, Yuka ; Shiota, F. ; Miki, Yamato ; Nezu, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Res. Lab. of Metrol., Ibaraki, Japan
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    17-21 June 1996
  • Firstpage
    618
  • Lastpage
    619
  • Abstract
    A system for measuring mass without making correction for the buoyancy of air with a standard uncertainty better than 1 ppm has been developed. The system was originally developed for measuring the mass of the floating body of the superconducting magnetic levitation system.
  • Keywords
    balances; magnetic levitation; mass measurement; measurement errors; measurement standards; superconducting coils; superconducting magnets; weighing; balance; buoyancy-free mass comparator; floating body; mass measurement; standard uncertainty; sub-ppm precision; superconducting magnetic levitation system; Atmospheric measurements; Density measurement; Magnetic flux; Magnetic levitation; Magnetic materials; Measurement standards; Mechanical variables measurement; Pressure measurement; Superconducting magnets; Superconducting materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Braunschweig, Germany
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3376-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.1996.547378
  • Filename
    547378