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4 Industrial Measurements
Experiment No.4
1.0 TITLE:
To calibrate pressure gauge by using dead weight pressure gauge tester.
Proposition 2:
Calibration must be performed periodically to test the validity of performance of device or system.
5.0 APPARATUS:
Bourdon gauge, dead weight tester.
(If the above apparatus is not available, mention the available set up in the laboratory in the following
Format-)
6.0 DIAGRAM:
8.0 OBSERVATIONS:
Table of measured pressure on gauge against applied weights.
9.0 CONCLUSION:
(Teacher shall guide the students to write conclusion keeping in view the skills acquired and the
result of experiment).
10.0 REFERENCE:
1. Refer books given as per curriculum.
2. Site:www.armfieldco.uk
11.0 QUESTIONS:
Write answers to Q…, Q…, Q..., Q…, Q…(Teacher shall allot at least 5 questions to each student)
1. What is Calibration? Describe in brief.
2. What is Calibration of pressure transducer using dead weight tester?
3. Describe Bourdon’s tube as a pressure gauge.
4. Define
1. Absolute pressure 2. Atmospheric pressure.
5. Give different industrial units of pressure.
6. Explain electrical pressure transducers strain gauge.
7. With experimental setup, explain how pressure can be measured by using LVDT?
8. How piezoelectric transducer can be used for pressure measurement?
9. Give principle, construction and working of a U tube Manometer.
10. Describe how bellows can be used for pressure measurement.
11. Describe how variable capacitor transducer can be used for pressure measurement.
12. What is Dead weight pressure gauge?
13. Describe the principle, construction and working of any of Elastic pressure transducer.
14. Explain how load cell can be used for pressure measurement?
15. Describe the Calibration procedure for any of pressure gauge other than Bourdon tube
pressure gauge.
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