Designation:E1154−14StandardSpecificationforPistonorPlungerOperatedVolumetricApparatus1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1154;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversrequirements,operatingconditions,andtestmethodsforpistonorplungeroperatedvolumetricapparatus(POVA).1.2ThisspecificationincludesspecificationsapplicableforalltypesofPOVAorthosegivenbythemanufacturer.Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section13,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:E617SpecificationforLaboratoryWeightsandPrecisionMassStandardsE898TestMethodofTestingTop-Loading,Direct-ReadingLaboratoryScalesandBalances2.2ISODocuments:2ISO3534Statistics—VocabularyandSymbolsISO653LongSolid-StemThermometersforPrecisionUseISO655LongEnclosed-ScaleThermometersforPrecisionUseISO4787LaboratoryGlassware—VolumetricGlassware—MethodsforTestingandUse2.3OtherDocuments3OIMLR111-1WeightsofclassesE1,E2,F1,F2,M1,M1–2,M2,M2–3andM3:Part1:Metrologicalandtechnicalrequirements3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1accuracy4—theaccuracyofaninstrumentistheclosenessofagreementbetweenthenominalvolumeandthemeanvolume,obtainedbyapplyingthetestprocedurespeci-fiedinSection13ofthisspecification.Itisquantifiedbytheinaccuracyofthemean.3.1.2deadvolume—thedeadvolumeisthatpartofthetotalliquidvolume,heldintheoperationalpartofthedevice,whichisnotdelivered.3.1.2.1Discussion—Thedeadvolumeshouldnotbecon-fusedwiththedeadspaceofanairdisplacementinstrument.3.1.3disposable—thos...
