Designation:C1130−17StandardPracticeforCalibrationofThinHeatFluxTransducers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1130;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispractice,inconjunctionwitheitherTestMethodC177,C518,C1114,orC1363,establishesproceduresforthecalibrationofheatfluxtransducersthataredimensionallythinincomparisontotheirplanardimensions.1.1.1Thethicknessoftheheatfluxtransducershallbelessthan30%ofthenarrowestplanardimensionoftheheatfluxtransducer.1.2Thispracticedescribestechniquesfordeterminingthesensitivity,S,ofaheatfluxtransducerwhensubjectedtoonedimensionalheatflownormaltotheplanarsurfaceorwheninstalledinabuildingapplication.1.3ThispracticeshallbeusedinconjunctionwithPracticeC1046andPracticeC1155whenperformingin-situmeasure-mentsofheatfluxonopaquebuildingcomponents.Thispracticeiscomparable,butnotidentical,tothecalibrationtechniquesdescribedinISO9869-1.1.4Thispracticeisnotintendedtodeterminethesensitivityofheatfluxtransducersusedascomponentsofheatflowmeterapparatus,asinTestMethodC518,orusedforin-situindustrialapplications,ascoveredinPracticeC1041.1.5Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthestandard.1.6Units—ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.8Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandar...
