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Air Density Determination
Equations for Air Density Determination
The balance uses the equation below to calculate the air density for steel and aluminum
based on the reference weights supplied:
m
A
· W
ST
–m
ST
· W
AL
Rho
A
= –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
m
A
· W
ST
m
ST
· W
AL
–––––––––– – –––––––––––
Rho
AL
Rho
ST
where:
Rho
A
= air density [kg/m
3
]
Rho
AL
= density of aluminum [kg/m
3
] Rho
ST
= density of steel [kg/m
3
]
m
A
= mass of aluminum m
ST
= mass of steel
W
AL
= weight value of aluminum W
ST
= weight value of steel
The mass of aluminum is calculated according to the following equation:
m
AL
=M
AL
· (1 – 1.2 / 8000) / (1 – 1.2 / Rho
AL
)
where:
m
AL
= mass of aluminum (specification)
M
AL
= conventional mass value of aluminum
Rho
AL
= density of aluminum [kg/m
3
]
The mass of steel is calculated according to the following equation:
m
ST
=M
ST
· (1 – 1.2 / 8000) / (1 – 1.2 / Rho
ST
)
where:
m
ST
= mass of steel (specification)
M
ST
= conventional mass value of steel
Rho
ST
= density of steel [kg/m
3
]
You can obtain the air density value in one of two ways:
1. Numeric Entry of the Air Density
● Turn on the balance and select the “Application parameters” as described for
Air Buoyancy Correction
● Start application for “Air buoyancy correction”: press
Start
● Start “Air density determination”: press the RhoA soft key
● Use the numeric keys to enter the air density (1.0 – 1.4 kg/m
3
): 1 . 2 ... 0
● Save value for air density: press the
RhoA soft key
● Exit the application for determining the air density: press the
oo soft key
2. Weighing and Saving the Reference Weights for Steel and Aluminum
● See the example on the following pages
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