National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) DEC Country Report By Mr.Pairoj Rattanangkul email : pairoj@nimt.or.th National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 1
2 Table of Content Brief history of NIMT Where we stand? How about Acoustics and Vibration Metrology Department? Example of earthquake in Thailand
BRIEF HISTORY OF NIMT 3
NIMT s brief history NIMT is established according to the National Metrology Development Act B.E. 2540 (1997) NIMT was found in 1 June 1998 NIMT is an autonomous institution under Ministry of Science and Technology NIMT has 2 campuses; one in Pathum-thani and the other within the campus of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangkok 4
NIMT in 1998 NIMT was found right at the outbreak of the Tom-Yam-Koong Asian Economic Crisis IMMEDIATE PROBLEM: How to finance NIMT s development plan!!?? 5
Financial Needs: JBIC Loans 1st Loan: 29 September 1999 722 Million JPY (281 Million THB) for National Metrology System Development #1 2nd Loan:22 September 2000 2 202 Million JPY (880 Million THB) for National Metrology System Development #2 6
7 New Laboratories Started the construction in 2003 Completed in 2005 Official opening in 2006 DEC Country Report
47 Labs with strictly controlled temperature and humidity Good vibration control Energy conservation (operated 24 h) Easy maintenance with less interruption Good working environments Completed: 7 July 2005 Moving in: December 2005 Official opening: August 2006 8
9 Technical support from Other NMIs Australia 1999-2000 Germany by PTB 1999-2008 NMI China 2000-2004 Japan by NMIJ/JICA 2001-2008 DEC Country Report
WHERE WE STAND? 10
NIMT in 2014: capacities Staff: 196 Metrologists: 131 (Bachelor: 38, Master: 50, PhD: 41, Others: 2) Supporting staff: 65 (Bachelor: 30, Master: 17, Others: 18) Organisation: Metrology Departments: 7 Laboratories: 47 Administrative departments: 2 MIS Center: 1 Budget: 200 MBaht Government Budget 30 MBaht from services 11
NIMT s capability figures 384 calibration services and 18 Certified / Reference Materials 98 Key comparisons 452 Measurement Capabilities listed CIPM-MRA s Appendix C (CMCs) 3,900 calibration certificates issued annually 12
Quality Management System 13 Quality management system complies with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and ISO 9001:2008 for support services Accredited by DKD (currently : DAkkS) in 2001, re-assessment in 2006,2011 and surveillance visit once every 12-18 months Accredited by IA Japan in 2004, reassessment in 2007 and 2010 and surveillance visit once every 12 months, Transferred to TISI in 2012
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2006 2003 Number of International Recognised CMCs 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 14 AC voltage, current, and power DC voltage, current, and resistance Impedance up to the MHz range Mass, mass standards Pressure Frequency Time interval Temperature Amount of substance, ph Laser frequencies Dimensional metrology Properties of detectors and sources Amount of substance, Gases Amount of substance, Advanced materials Amount of substance, Food Acoustics, Ultrasound and Vibration Amount of substance, Water Amount of substance, Fuels Amount of substance, Biological fluids and materials Amount of substance, Advanced materials 31 28 19 11 5 1 11 3 2 32 5 2 3 14 18 4 1 5 3 254
NIMT Metrology Clubs Vibration Torques Temperature Pressure Mass Hardness Electrical Dimension Acoustics 17 17 14 40 43 50 100 108 192 0 50 100 150 200 250 15
Number of In Country Inter- Lab. Comparisons Participations 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Mass Amount of substance Length Electricity and Menetism Thermometry Acoustics, Ultrasound and Vibration Photometry and Radiometry Time and Frequency 16
NIMT s Contribution to National Accreditation Scheme 80 Technical Assessors to support TLAS 17 calibration guidelines 4 staff in TLAS sub-committees 17
Technical Cooperation with other NMIs 18 CLMV group countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) South Asia, Mongolia, Fiji, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore,Brunei and Indonesia DEC Country Report
19 Number of Trainees and Participants Sri Lanka Pakistan Nepal Mongolia India Fiji Bangladesh Vietnam Singapore Philippines Myanmar Malaysia Lao Indonesia Cambodia Brunei 5 6 7 7 8 9 11 11 16 21 30 33 36 38 38 Total trainees: 344 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 49 DEC Country Report
20 Roles in International Metrology Communities One of the founder members of APMP-DEC Hosted 2 APMP General Assemblies in 2000 and 2010 Hosted 3 IMEKO International Technical Committee Conferences in 2010: Mass and related quantities, Hardness and Vibration Provided trainings to metrologists, scientists and engineers from ASEAN, DEC & South Asian Nations DEC Country Report
21 Before 2006 41 Staff (in 1998) 15 labs in 6 departments Received technical support from Australia, Germany, China, Japan CMCs published in KCDB Website for electrical quantities ONLY Present 196 staff 47 labs in 7 departments Have technical cooperation with CLMV, South Asia, Philippine, and Indonesia CMCs published in KCDB Website for most measurement quantities DEC Country Report
ABOUT ACOUSTICS AND VIBRATION METROLOGY DEPARTMENT? 22
Organization Chart National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) National Metrology Board Quality Manager Audit Committee Internal Auditor Director Experts Deputy Director (1) Deputy Director (2) Policy and Strategy Department Administration Department Mechanical Metrology Department Electrical Metrology Department Thermometry Metrology Department Acoustics & Vibration Metrology Department Chemical Metrology & Biometry Department Dimensional Metrology Department Photometry Metrology Department - Policy and Strategy Sec. - NIMT Fund & Budgeting Sec. - International Relation Sec. - Public Relations Sec. - Industrial Relation Sec. - Documentation Sec. - Office of the Secretary Management Information Technology Center - Account and Finance Sec. - Human Resources Sec. - Building & Maintenance Sec. - Procurement Sec. - Legal Sec. - General Affairs - Mass Lab. - Density and Volume Lab. - Force Lab. - Torque Lab. - Hardness Lab. - Pressure Lab. - Vacuum Lab. - Flow Lab. - DC Voltage Lab. - AC Voltage Lab. - Resistance Lab. - Capacitance & Inductance Lab. - AC Power Lab. - Laser Power Lab. - High Voltage Lab. - Magnetics Lab. - Time & Frequency Lab. - RF & Microwave Lab. - Temperature Lab. Fixed Points SPRT Thermocouple Liquid-in-glass Thermometer Digital Thermometer - Radiation Thermometry Lab. - Humidity Lab. - Acoustics Lab. - Vibration Lab. - Ultrasound Lab. - Organic Analysis Lab. - Inorganic Analysis Lab. - Electrochemical Analysis Lab. - Bio-analysis Lab. - Gas Analysis Lab. - Wavelength Lab. - Length Lab. - Diameter Lab. - Angular Lab. - Form Lab. - Surface Texture Lab. - CMM &Gear Lab. - Line Scale Lab. - Photometry Lab. - Colorimetry Lab. - Radiation Lab. - Fibre Optics Lab. Quality System ISO 9000 Quality System & Competence ISO/IEC 17025 DKD-K-30401 IA Japan CN005 Direct Access National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 23
Staff Head of A&V Department and 1 supporting personnel Acoustics Laboratory 2 (Bachelor s degree) 1 (Master s degree) 1 (Ph.D.) 1 (Ph.D. candidate) Vibration Laboratory 2 (Master s degree) 1 (Ph.D.) Ultrasound Laboratory 1 (Bachelor s degree) 1 (Master s degree) 1 (Ph.D.) 1 (Ph.D. candidate) National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 24
Department Chart Acoustics & Vibration and Vibration Metrology Metrology Department Department Acting Head : Tawat Changpan, PL.10 Vibration Laboratory Acoustics Laboratory Ultrasonic Acoustics Laboratory Authorized Person : Mr.Pairoj Rattanangkul PL.9 Primary Calibration Charge Sensitivity (modulus) Dr.Chompoonoot H., PL.7* Mr.Pairoj R., PL.9 Authorized Person : Ms.Surat Leeudomwong PL.7 Primary Calibration of Pressure Sensitivity of Standard Microphone Ms.Surat L., PL.7* Authorized Person : Mr. Komgrit J., PL.7 Mr. Priwann P., PL.6 Dr. Pachariya P., PL.7 Ms. Arinchaya P., PL.5 Comparison Calibration of Charge Sensitivity(modulus), Acceleration (modulus) and Conditioning Amplifier Ms.Benjawan R., PL.7* Dr.Chompoonoot H., PL.7 Mr.Pairoj R., PL.9 Calibration of Sound Level Meter and Sound Calibration Ms.Panisara K., PL.5* *Mr.Archtirat P., PL6* Dr.Yada C., PL6* National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 25
Current Status for Calibration System and Facilities Vibration Laboratory Primary Vibration Transducer Calibration 40 Hz-5kHz (Fringe Counting, Minimum Point Method) Secondary Vibration Transducer System 40 Hz 5kHz Conditioning Amplifier Calibration System 20 Hz to 7 khz
Current Status for Calibration System and Facilities Vibration Laboratory Primary Vibration Transducer Calibration System from Low Frequency to High Frequency by Sine Approximation method (SAM) (0.4 Hz to 20 khz) Secondary Low Vibration Transducer Calibration System (0.4 Hz to 80 Hz)
Current Status for Calibration System and Facilities Vibration Laboratory Primary Medium-Shock Transducer Calibration System (20 m/s 2 to 50,000 m/s 2 ) Primary High-Shock Transducer Calibration System (10,000 m/s 2 to 750,000 m/s 2 ) Shock Comparison Calibration System (POP) up to 2000g
Primary Vibration Transducer Calibration System of NIMT National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 29
Uncertainty Budget This system is based on ISO 16063-11 - Method 1 : Fringe-counting method - range 50 Hz to 800 Hz Uncertainty budget : 0.5 % - Method 2 : Minimum-point method range 800 Hz to 5 khz Uncertainty budget : 0.8 % National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 30
System of Vibration Transducer Comparison Calibration
Uncertainty Budget This system is based on ISO 16063-21 - Uncertainty budget : 1.0 % National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 32
System of Primary Vibration Transducer Calibration ( Very low and high frequency )
Uncertainty Budget For low frequency National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 34
Uncertainty Budget For high frequency 10 Hz National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 35
Secondary Low Vibration Transducer Calibration System (0.4 Hz to 80 Hz)
Uncertainty Budget of Low Frequency Vibration Calibration Calibration according to ISO 16063-21 (comparison method) Frequency range 0.4 Hz to 160 Hz Air-bearing long stroke vibration exciter for vertical excitation with sensor weight up to 3 kg payload and sensor weight up to 5 kg payload horizontal. Uncertainty budget - At frequency 0.4 Hz to <1Hz 1.5% / 1.5 degree - At frequency 1 Hz to 63 Hz 0.75% / 0.75 degree - At frequency >63 Hz to 160 Hz 1.0% / 1.0 degree National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 37
System of Primary Shock Calibration
Uncertainty Budget of Medium Shock System National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 39
Uncertainty Budget of High Shock System National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 40
Current Status for Calibration System and Facilities Acoustics Laboratory System of Microphone calibration 20 Hz-20kHz (Reciprocity Calibration Method) Free-field Calibration System 31.5 Hz 16 khz Sound Calibrator Calibration System 250 Hz,1 khz and Multi-frequency Calibrator 31.5 Hz 16 khz National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 41
System of Microphone Calibration National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 42
System of Sound Level Meter Calibration National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 43
Anechoic Chamber National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 44
System of Sound Calibrator Calibration National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 45
Current Status for Calibration System and Facilities Ultrasound Laboratory Primary ultrasound power calibration (Radiation force balance method) Frequency range : 1 MHz to 20 MHz Power : 1 mw to 15 W Primary ultrasound pressure calibration system (Planar scanning method and optical interferometry) Frequency range : 1 MHz to 20 MHz National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 46
Ultrasound Power at NIMT IEC61161 Ultrasonics measurement Radiation force balances and performance requirements National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 47
Ultrasound Pressure at NIMT National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 48
Ultrasound Power Meter at NIMT National Institute of Metrology (Thailand) 49
50 EXAMPLE OF EARTHQUAKE IN THAILAND
earthqua ke size The earthquakes each year Chiang-Rai: 2014 Kanchanaburi: 1983 Chiang-Mai: 2006 Chiang-Rai: 1994 Phuket: 2012 The average annual number of earthquakes
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