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5 Lab Sheet Pressure Calibration Ok
5 Lab Sheet Pressure Calibration Ok
TITLE OF EXPERIMENT
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Date of Experiment
Date of Submission
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Objective
INTRODUCTION
The pressure intensity at any point in static or moving fluid can be measured using
various types of pressure measuring instrument. One of these devices is the Bourdon tube
pressure gage. Bourdon-tube pressure gages are most widely used now-a-days because of
their reliability, compactness, low cost and ease of use. It consists of a curved tube of
elliptical cross-section bent into a circular arc as shown in Fig. 1. When pressure is
applied to the tube, it tends to straighten out, and the deflection of the end of the tube is
communicated through a system of levers to a recording pointer. This gauge is widely
used for steam and compressed gases. The pressure indicated is the difference between
the system pressure and to the external (ambient) pressure, and is usually referred to as
the gauge pressure
As the Bourdon tube pressure gage is used extensively, the stiffness of the internal
components change from factory setup and therefore calibration is necessary to give
correct pressure readings. Calibration means checking the pressure gage readings against
a very accurate device. One of the calibration devices that is available in our lab is the so-
called “Dead Weight Tester”
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Apparatus
This dead weight pressure gauge calibrator consists of a precision machined piston and
cylinder assembly mounted on levelling screws. A Bourdon gauge is supplied for
calibration. The weights supplied are added to the upper end of the piston rod which is
rotated to minimise friction effects. The gauge is thus subject to known pressures which
may be compared with the gauge readings and an error curve drawn.
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EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES
INCREASING
1. Fill up the cylinder with oil (slightly)
2. Insert the piston into the cylinder and remove as much air bubble as possible from
cylinder hose. (Prior to taking a reading, rotate the piston to remove bubbles)
3. Read the indicated Bourdon-tube pressure gauge as the first reading.
4. Added load weights on the piston in an increment of 0.5 kg (Prior to taking a
reading, rotate the piston to remove bubbles)
5. Repeat step 3 and 4. Until the total mass 5.5 kg
DECREASING
1. After the maximum load weights is obtained, unload weights from the piston,
repeat step 3 and 4 in procedures increasing.
Data analysis
Mass of the piston : 1 kg
Cross sectional area of the piston: ______________ m2
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EXPERIMENTAL DATA
Mass True pressure Calibrated pressure (Bourdon gauge) Percentage of error
(kg) (kN/m2) (kN/m2) (4) or (5) (3)
% x100
(3)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Mass Total mass Pressure exerted by Increasing order Decreasing order Increasing order of Decreasing order of
Added (kg) total mass of weight of weight weight weight
(kg)
0 1 (piston)
0.5 1.5
0.5 2.0
0.5 2.5
0.5 3.0
0.5 3.5
0.5 4.0
0.5 4.5
0.5 5.0
0.5 5.5
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Laboratory report
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WATER
PUMP