Project: High pressure metrology for industrial applications
Advanced high-pressure technologies are frequently used in the petrochemical, pharmaceutical and car industries. In the car industry the application of high, continuously increasing, pressures plays a vital role in the manufacturing of direct injection fuel systems, which have improved petrol and diesel engine performance. The pressures used in some modern systems are higher than the current European calibration capability, which is limited to around 1 GPa (gigapascal). This project aims to develop new standards to extend this capability to 1.6 GPa and to support the continuing use of high pressure technologies. This will enable an increase in product quality and lifetime, a saving of materials and a reduction in energy use and pollution.
| Acronym | IND03 HighPRES (Reference Number: IND03) |
| Duration | 01/10/2011 - 30/09/2014 |
| Project Topic | Metrology |
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Project Results (after finalisation) |
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| Website | visit project website |
| Network | EMRP |
| Call | EMRP Call 2010 - Industry and Environment |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
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| 1 | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt | Coordinator | Germany |
| 2 | Cesky Metrologicky Institut | Partner | Czech Republic |
| 3 | Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie METAS | Partner | Switzerland |
| 4 | Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais | Partner | France |
| 5 | Slovenský Metrologický Ústav | Partner | Slovakia |
| 6 | Technische Universitaet Clausthal | Observer | Germany |