LEADER 03398aam 2200457I 450 001 9910711376103321 005 20181120174218.0 024 8 $aGOVPUB-C13-04b589928ce7f87b1429103c1917b7c0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002482268 035 $a(OCoLC)958885850 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002482268 100 $a20160921d2016 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aExamination of grain moisture meters using air-oven reference method transfer standards /$fG. Diane Lee; Georgia Harris 210 1$aGaithersburg, MD :$cU.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (82 pages) $cillustrations (color) 225 1 $aNIST handbook ;$v159 300 $aContributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes. 300 $aJuly 2016. 300 $aTitle from PDF title page (viewed July 25, 2016). 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 3 $aState and local weights and measures jurisdictions or other testing laboratories that use transfer standards developed using the air-oven reference methods (referred to as air-oven reference standards) to test commercial grain moisture meters, collect grains that are typically grown and traded in their State, and transport them to their laboratory for testing. In the laboratory, these grains are cleaned, mixed, and tested for moisture content and weight per bushel. The grains are then divided into smaller grain samples and assigned moisture and weight per bushel reference values. These samples with known reference moisture and weight per bushel values are issued to weights and measures officials to test commercial grain moisture meters in accordance with NIST Handbook 44, Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices, Section 5.56.(a) Grain Moisture Meters. Commercial grain moisture meters are meters that provide rapid grain moisture content to a buyer. The moisture content of grain is used to determine the amount of money a seller will receive for the grain. For example, if grain moisture content is too high, the buyer must dry the grain before storage, so cost adjustments are made by the buyer to offset the cost for drying. Conversely, if the moisture is too low the grain quality may be affected and cost adjustments may be made for low moisture. This reference manual provides technical guidelines for: (1) laboratory grain sample preparation and testing; and (2) the field evaluation of grain moisture meters, in accordance with NIST Handbook 44, Section 5.56.(a) for field testing using air-oven reference method transfer standards. 606 $aGrain$xDrying 606 $aQuality control 615 0$aGrain$xDrying. 615 0$aQuality control. 700 $aLee$b G. Diane$g(Gloria Diane)$01390859 701 $aHarris$b Georgia$01390860 701 $aLee$b G. Diane$g(Gloria Diane)$01390859 712 02$aPhysical Measurement Laboratory (National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)) 801 0$bNBS 801 1$bNBS 801 2$bGPO 801 2$bNBS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910711376103321 996 $aExamination of grain moisture meters using air-oven reference method transfer standards$93443997 997 $aUNINA