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Accurate Natural Gas Flow Measurements
In the buying and selling of natural gas, a flow meter acts as an accountant, accurately measuring and recording the flow of millions of dollars’ worth of product. Even a single imprecise measurement in a high-pressure natural gas pipeline can lead to sizeable financial losses.
NIST’s role in natural gas flow measurements promotes fairness and transparency by calibrating flow meters at “best in the world” accuracy. NIST-calibrated flow meters are used by commercial laboratories to calibrate thousands of industrial-grade meters across multiple sectors, including those that measure manufacturing emissions that can have negative environmental impacts.
NIST calibrations support the needs of the Department of Defense, as well as a diverse range of industries and applications where accurate flow measurements are critical, including the semiconductor, aerospace and automotive industries. They also are used by companies involved in general manufacturing, power generation and chemical processing. Trillions of dollars of commerce in these sectors are traceable back to NIST calibrations.