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Metrology
(318 entries)
flash point
The minimum temperature at which a liquid emits vapour in a concentration sufficient to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid but not sufficient to sustain combustion
flow measuring device
A device for measuring, or giving an output signal proportional to, the rate of flow of a fluid in a pipe
flow measuring facility
A device for measuring, or giving an output signal proportional to, the rate of flow of a fluid in a pipe
flow signal
That part of the electrode signal which is proportional to the flow rate and the magnetic field strength and which is dependent on the geometry of the meter tube and the electrodes
flowmeter
A device for measuring, or giving an output signal proportional to, the rate of flow of a fluid in a pipe
foot-pound-second unit
f.p.s. unit
Foundation Fieldbus™
Foundation Field-bus™ is an open, interoperable fieldbus that is based on the ISO's Open System Interconnect
(OSI)
seven-layer communications model. The Foundation specification is compatible with the officially sanctioned SP50 standards project of the ISA and the IEC
full scale
The highest value of the measured variable that a device is adjusted to measure
full scale value
The highest value of the measured variable that a device is adjusted to measure
gateway
A device to connect two different networks which translates the different protocols
German Association for Instrumentation and Control
Association responsible for the production of VDI/VDE Guideline 2187 on the user interface for sensor and actuator operation
German Electrotechnical Commission
One of the bodies responsible for standardisation work in Germany, serving in DIN and VDE
graduation
Any of the major or minor index marks on an instrument scale
GYLON
Registered trademark of Garlock Sealing Technologies, Palmyra, NY, USA
HALAR®
Registered trademark of Ausimont S.p.A. Tradename for ECTFE
half-life
The time span necessary for the atoms of a nuclide to disintegrate by one half
half-thickness
The thickness of an absorbing medium that will depreciate the intensity of a radiation beam by one half
handheld instrument
Battery-operated, portable measuring instrument for use in the field and in the lab
hard rubber
Hard rubber is generally suitable for use within the temperature range 0 °C to 90 °C. It has excellent abrasion resistance against small particles and good chemical resistance, particularly to leaching agents, acid and alkalis
HAStElLOY®
Registered trademark of Haynes International, Inc., Kokomo, USA
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