Table 3 Individual uncertainty of the independently measured quantities.

From: Cryogenic spray quenching of simulated propellant tank wall using coating and flow pulsing in microgravity

Symbol

Quantity

Measurement method

Uncertainty

D

Diameter of the target area

Rulers

1.6 × 10−3 m

ρ

Density of test section

NIST website

1%

cp

Specific heat capacity of the test section

NIST website

5%

ΔT

Temperature difference between the initial and the end of the test

T-type thermocouple

1.5%

τ

Thickness of test section

Calipers

3 × 105 m

hfg

Latent heat of nitrogen

NIST website

5%

\(\dot m_l\)

Mass flow rate of liquid nitrogen

Coriolis flow meter

0.3%