Mean Kinetic Temperature of a Storage Log
Mean kinetic temperature of a storage temperature log, with the arithmetic mean, lowest and highest reading.
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Example
- Unit of the readings
- °C
- Readings, one per line
- 20 30
- Activation energy
- 83.144 kJ/mol
Result: Mean kinetic temperature 26.26 °C (79.27 °F) over 2 readings.
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What you enter
- Unit of the readings: Celsius (C) or Fahrenheit (F)
- Readings, one per line (at equal intervals; or temperature, then hours, on every line)
- Activation energy (83.144 when the manufacturer's data are not available)
- Product's labeled limit, in the unit of the readings (optional)
How this is calculated
Citation
ICH Q1A(R2), glossary: the definition, naming the formula of Haynes (J Pharm Sci. 1971;60:927-929). Formula, R and the 83.144 kJ/mol default as printed in Jenkins D, et al. BMC Public Health. 2022;22:300. Read the sources: ICH Q1A(R2) ↗, Jenkins 2022 ↗
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