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The normal design procedure for a balance, be it internal or external, is to first collect the design requirements, like the number of components, the range of each component, the maximum space available for the balance, sensitivities, resolutions and accuracy.
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Hufnagel, K. (2022). Specification. In: Wind Tunnel Balances. Experimental Fluid Mechanics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97766-5_5
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