Lab Session No

Objective:
To determine the pressure with a bourdon tube pressure gauge

Apparatus:
Dead Weight Tester

Figure:

Piston

Weights

Pressure gauge

Valve 2
Valve 1

Cylinder

Procedure:
1. First of all remove the piston from the unit, open the valve V2 and close the valve V1.

2. Fill the cylinder with oil and close the valve V2.

3. Now place the piston back at its position and with both valves V1 and V2 closed.

4. Apply weights on the piston and calculate the theoretical value of pressure.

5. This applied pressure will be transferred to the gauge through oil.

6. Note the experimental value of the pressure from gauge reading.

7. Compare the theoretical and experimental values of the pressures and draw the graphs
between the gauge pressure and true pressure.

Observations & Calculations:

Diameter of the piston = d = 0.018m

Mass of the piston = m = 0.5 Kg.

Area (m2) = A = [π/4]*d2

Total Weight Applied (kg) = M = mass of the piston (kg) + Weight applied (Kg)

Total Force (N) = F = Mg

Where

g = 9.81m/s2

Theoretical (True) Pressure (N/m2) = P = F/A

Sr. Force Applied True Pressure Gauge Pressure Percentage Error

No. ‘F’ (N) P=F/A ‘G’ E=[(G-P)/G]*100
(N/m2) (N/m2)

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