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Measurement Uncertainty Training Course

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September 27-29, 2010 at CEESI in Nunn, Colorado USA

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$1,350 USD per person
$200 discount for attending more than one flow course in September

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The course is designed to provide value to students from a broad range of industries. Students will find the material applicable to both calibration and manufacturing processes. The material is based on CEESI’s 40 years of experience in the operation of gas and liquid flow calibration facilities. This experience includes the measurement of pressure, temperature, gas composition, and mass as well as the operation of data acquisition systems. The material is example based, the fundamental concepts are taught by exploring a variety of real world applications. The necessary statistical concepts are reinforced based on numerical simulation.

This course is designed for:

Senior Technicians
Engineers
Research Staff
Flow Meter Manufacturers

This course is broken into four parts which include:

Part 1:
The primary objective for the first day is the presentation of a step by step method for performing an uncertainty analysis. This is accomplished with extensive detail based on three independent examples. In parallel, the statistical concept of the standard deviation is introduced and developed based on computer simulation. While the step by step method is based on the new “ISO GUM” it is also applicable to the older method.

Part 2:
Statistical Process Control (SPC) has long been recognized as a valuable tool in manufacturing operations. The application of SPC techniques to instrument calibration and uncertainty is discussed in Part 2. Three examples that progressively become more complex, are used to teach this subject. Two are based on pressure transducers, the third is based on flowmeter calibration. Techniques are discussed that monitor the state of control, define components of uncertainty, and identify long and short term random effects.

Part 3:
The third part consists of a variety of shorter subjects. Youden analysis aids in the identification of uncertainty sources. Risk management involves the uncertainty issues associated with defining pass/fail criteria. Traceability includes uncertainty components associated with calibration. Other subjects include correlation, regression, and uncertainty intervals.

Part 4
Part 4 provides example analyses of the instruments and components that make up a larger uncertainty analysis. Instrumentation includes pressure transducers, flowmeters, voltmeters and electronic counters. The discussion includes comparisons between instrumentation with different performance specifications. This part of the course also includes uncertainty associated with equations of state.

A printed copy of comprehensive course notes is included. Lunch is provided daily.

Hotel & Travel Accommodations

This flow course will be held at the CEESI Test Facility in Nunn, Colorado (map to Colorado facility). Students can stay in Fort Collins, Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, or Cheyenne, Wyoming. For a list of hotels in these cities, see the Accommodations Guide. Room rates at the Holiday Inn in Cheyenne are available at a reduced rate. The courses start at 8:00 AM and will end approximately around 4:00-4:30 PM each day. Lunch will be served at the CEESI facility.

Additional Course Information

Course Payments Questions:
Customers with billing questions, and especially those with questions relating to how to pay via ACH or wire transfers, should contact the accounting office via phone at 970-897-2711 or via email at billing@ceesi.com.

Course Registration Questions:
Email training@ceesi.com or call Don Kinney at (970) 897-2711.

Course Content Questions:
Contact Tom Kegel or Bill Johansen by phone at (970) 897-2711.

Cancellation Policy:
If class registration does not meet the minimum requirements 21 days prior to the course, the particular course may be postponed. All registrants will be notified.