CIPM Air Density 1981_91

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Air Density Calculation

Barometric Pressure:
Temperature:
Relative Humidity:
Calculated Air Density:

727.55
21.40
47.00
1.142182795

mm Hg
C
%
mg/cm3

They are used to calculate air density.

96998.7 Pa
294.55 K
47.00 %
0.001142 g/cm3

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Air Density Calculations

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Air Density - Validation

Data Entry and Data Set Comparisons
Pressure:
Temperature:
Relative humidity:

760.000000
20
42

Pressure (converted):
Temperature (converted):

CIPM 81/91 Paper Data Sets, Table 2

Pa
t
Data Set 1
100000
Data Set 2
110000
Data Set 3
100000
Data Set 4
60000
Uncertainty in Air Density Equation:

20
20
15
25

RH
50
10
90
50
0.0012

Reference Conversions
mm Hg
750.061682704168
825.067850974584
750.061682704168
450.037009622501
Pa = mm Hg * 133.322368421053

Comparison of Calculation Results

Set 1
SOP 2, A
SOP 2, B

1.1834636
1.1834717

air91co24.exe

1.1834720

CIPM Paper

1.1834720

SOP 2, A
SOP 2, B
air91co24.exe

1.3065573
1.3065817
1.3065820

CIPM Paper

1.3065820

SOP 2, A
SOP 2, B
air91co24.exe

1.2023136
1.2024079
1.2024080

CIPM Paper

1.2024080

SOP 2, A
SOP 2, B
air91co24.exe

0.6942524
0.6941618
0.6941617

CIMP Paper

0.6941620

Set 2

Set 3

Set 4

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101325
293.15

Pa
100000
110000
100000
60000

Air Density - Validation

mm Hg
C
%

Pa
K

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Air Density - Validation

Equations and Variables
SOP 2, Option A
Reference Equations
ra
1.200058313 ((0.4646*(H4-(0.003796*H6*L5)))/(273.15+H5))
es
17.53568857 1314600000*EXP(-5315.56/(H5+273.15))

SOP 2, Option B (preferred for all precision work)

ra
1.200065518 (L10*(L11/(L12*L13*L14))*(1-0.378*L15)), Giacomo version of base equation (1982)
Ma
2.90E-02 0.0289635 (28.96386 in 1981 version)
p
101325 Pa

Z
R
T
xv
h
f
rsv
p
A
B
C
D
a0

1((L11/L14)*(L24+L25*H5+L26*H5^2+(L27+L28*H5)*L15+(L29+L30*H5)*L15^2))+(L11^2/L14^2)*(
L31+L32*L15^2)
9.996203E-01
8.31451 8.314510E+00
293.15 K

9.73505E-03
42
1.004025605
2.33916E+03
101325
1.24E-05
-1.91E-02
33.93711047
-6.34E+03
1.58E-06

(L16/100)*L17*(L18/L19)
%
1.00062+(0.0000000314*L19)+(0.00000056*H5^2)
1*EXP(L20*L14^2+L21*L14+L22+L23/L14)
Pa
1.2378847E-05
-1.9121316E-02
33.93711047
-6.3431645E+03
1.58123E-06

a1

-2.93E-08 -2.9331E-08

a2

1.10E-10 1.1043E-10

b0

5.71E-06 5.707E-06

b1

-2.05E-08 -2.051E-08

c0

1.99E-04 1.9898E-04

c1
d
e

-2.38E-06 -2.376E-06
1.83E-11 1.83E-11
-7.65E-09 -7.650E-09

References:
Equation for the Determination of the Density of Moist Air (1981)
Metrologia 1982, 18, 33-40
P. Giacomo
Equation for the Determination of the Density of Moist Air (1981/91)
Metrologia, 1992, 29, 67-70
R. S. Davis
Handbook 145, SOP 2
R. S. Davis
Air91co24.exe
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Based on 4 % CO 2 concentration.
air91co24.xls
Created by Georgia L. Harris, Feb 2003
NIST SP 811; conversion factors for Pa and mm Hg
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Kragten - Air Density Unc

CIMP 1981/91 Formula, R. S. Davis

Kragten Spreadsheet A
B
C
D
P (mm Hg) T ( C)
RH (%)
Equation
1
2
3
4
6
Value 760.0000
20.0000
42.0000
0.0000
1
Uncertainty
0.5
0.10000
10.00000
0.0012
2
P (mm Hg)
760.000000 760.5000 760.0000
760.0000
760.0000
3
T (C)
20.000000
20.0000
20.0000
20.0000
4
20.1000
RH (%)
42.000000
42.0000
42.0000
42.0000
5
52.0000
Equation
0.000000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
6
0.0012
Corr (x)
1.200066 1.200858 1.199628
1.199019
1.201266
7
u (y,xi)
0.000793 -0.000438 -0.001047
0.001200
8
u (y)2, u (y,xi)2
u (c)
k
k*u
100*ku /c (x)

9
10
11
12
13

3.356E-06 6.28E-07 1.92E-07

0.001832
43.27%
23.90%
2
19%
6%
0.003664
0.153 < relative unc. (%) at k=1

1E-06
57.15%
33%

1.44E-06
65.50%
43%
100%

Green Cells for P, T, RH, and their uncertainties may be changed.

Uncertainties for Air Density Equation

CIPM 1981/91 Equation

Variable

Equation

RH (%)

T (C)

P (mm Hg)
0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%
Percent of Unc

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Kragten - Air Density Unc

Air Density Calculations

Pressure:

760.000000 mm Hg Pressure:

760.500000 mm Hg

Temperature:

20.0000 C

Temperature:

20.0000 C

Relative humidity:

42.0000 %

Relative humidity:
42.0000 %

133.3223684
ra
Ma

1.200065518
2.90E-02

ra
Ma

1.200858218
2.90E-02

101325

101391.6612

0.999620269

0.999620038

8.31451

8.31451

T
xv

293.15
9.73505E-03

T
xv

293.15
9.72867E-03

42

42

f
rsv
p
A
B
C
D
a0

1.004025605
2.33916E+03
101325
1.24E-05
-1.91E-02
33.93711047
-6.34E+03
1.58E-06

f
rsv
p
A
B
C
D
a0

1.004027698
2.33916E+03
101391.6612
1.24E-05
-1.91E-02
33.93711047
-6.34E+03
1.58E-06

a1

-2.93E-08

a1

-2.93E-08

a2

1.10E-10

a2

1.10E-10

b0

5.71E-06

b0

5.71E-06

b1

-2.05E-08

b1

-2.05E-08

c0

1.99E-04

c0

1.99E-04

-2.38E-06
1.83E-11
-7.65E-09

c1
d
e

-2.38E-06
1.83E-11
-7.65E-09

c1
d
e

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Kragten - Air Density Unc

Pressure:

760.000000 mm Hg

Temperature:

20.1000 C

Pressure:

760.000000 mm Hg

Temperature:

20.0000 C

Relative humidity:
42.0000 %

Relative humidity:
52.0000 %

ra
Ma

ra
Ma

1.199627759
2.90E-02

1.199018509
2.90E-02

101325

101325

0.999621099

0.999613335

8.31451

8.31451

T
xv

293.25
9.79554E-03

T
xv

293.15
1.20529E-02

42

52

f
rsv
p
A
B
C
D
a0

1.004027851
2.35369E+03
101325
1.24E-05
-1.91E-02
33.93711047
-6.34E+03
1.58E-06

f
rsv
p
A
B
C
D
a0

1.004025605
2.33916E+03
101325
1.24E-05
-1.91E-02
33.93711047
-6.34E+03
1.58E-06

a1

-2.93E-08

a1

-2.93E-08

a2

1.10E-10

a2

1.10E-10

b0

5.71E-06

b0

5.71E-06

b1

-2.05E-08

b1

-2.05E-08

c0

1.99E-04

c0

1.99E-04

-2.38E-06
1.83E-11
-7.65E-09

c1
d
e

-2.38E-06
1.83E-11
-7.65E-09

c1
d
e

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MABC & MABC Uncertainty

SOP 2, MABC
Kragten Spreadsheet

B
ra

Mass
1

Mass

ra
rn
rx

E
rs

Value

100.0000

1.1500

1.2000

7.8400

8.0000

Uncertainty

0.025

0.00120

0.00000

0.05000

0.00800

100.000000

100.0250

100.0000

100.0000

100.0000

100.0000

1.150000

1.1500

1.1512

1.1500

1.1500

1.1500

1.200000

1.2000

1.2000

1.2000

1.2000

1.200000

7.840000

7.8400

7.8400

7.8400

7.8900

7.8400

8.000000

8.0000

8.0000

8.0000

8.000000

8.0080

-0.012755

-0.012758

-0.012449

-0.012755

-0.008714

-0.013379

u (y,xi)

D
rx

rs
Corr (x)

C
rn

-0.000003

0.000306

0.000000

0.004042

-0.000624

1.682E-05

1.02E-11

9.37E-08

0E+00

1.63E-05

3.90E-07

u (c)

10

0.004101

0.08%

7.46%

0.00%

98.55%

15.23%

k
k*u

11
12
13

2
0%
1%
0.008202
-32.151 < relative unc. (%) at k=1

0%

97%

2%
100%

u (y) , u (y,xi)

100*ku /c (x)

2
ubc
ms

Green Cells for Mass, air density, normal air density, density of the standard and unknown and their uncertainties
may be changed.

Uncertainties for MABC

Unc of the correction, not Unc of MABC

rs

Variable

rx
rn
ra
Mass
0%

20%

40%

60%
Percent of Unc

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MABC & MABC Uncertainty

Entered Values
Mass
ra

Uncertainties
0.025

100 g
3
1.15 mg/cm

0.0012

3
1.2 mg/cm
3
7.84 g/cm

rn
rx

Vs

0
0.05

3
8 g/cm

rs

Calculated Values
Delta rho
-0.05
Vx
12.7551
12.5

MABC

-0.01276

0.008

R 111 Uncertainty for the buoyancy correction.

u r2s u r2x

rs r x
2
2
ubc ms
u ra [ms ( r a r n )] 4 4
rs
rs r x
r x

ubc

0.000306122

MABC
m0
rho a
rho n
rho x
rho s

1
1

m 0 ( r a r n )

rs
rx
1
0.9
1.2
7
8

1
1
1.2
7.5
8

1
1.1
1.2
7.996
8

1
1.2
1.2
8
8

1
1.3
1.2
8.4
8

-0.00536

-0.00167

-6.3E-06

-0.0006

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MABC & MABC Uncertainty

u r2x
4
r x

1
1

rs
rx

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