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PRESSURE REFERENCES
Absolute
pressure
Athmosphric
pressure
gauge
pressure
Differential
vacuum
Pressure
Line pressure
(or static pressure )
Diffrent types
Bourdon tube or
C tube
(from 400mbar to
60bar)
Capsule
(from 0 to 600
mbar)
Diffrent types
(continued)
Spiral tube:
Mounted in gaz
thermometers
Bellows:
mounted in
differential
pressure gauges
Movement amplifier
Capsule pressure gauge
Manufacturing of
Bourdon tube
Manufacturing of
Bourdon tubes (follow)
bar
bar
bar
bar
bar
Manufacturing of
Bourdon tube
Principal requirements
Good resilience
homogeneous material
dimension and thickness as
uniform as possible for evenly
distributed tube working and no
weak points.
Tube thickness according to
pressure
Tube connector
assembly
Generaly speaking, the Connector is
attached to the Bourdon tube, and
is joined by:
Soldering: for medium and low
pressure gauges(<60bar)
Brazing: Using copper silver alloy
with melting point around 620C
Electric welding: For stainless
steels, argon arc welding is used
(TIG)
Dplacement
Crss
section
Basic principle of
Bourdon tube
Displacement of tube
Cog sector of
circle
Cross section AA
Stub axle
Needle
Bourdon tube
Fitting
Parameters taken in
account to calculate the
travel of the tube
Material
Diameter and arc
Cross section
Working pressure
Overpressure
Life duration
The travel of the tube is
determined by laboratory
testing
Amount of travel
50 and 63
Bronze tube: travel=2.8 0.2
stainless steel tube: travel=2 0.2
100
Bronze tube: P= 0.4 bar:travel=5
P= 40 bar:travel=5
stainless steel tube:
P= 60 bar:travel=4.5
P= 1600 bar:travel=2.7
First pressurisation
(non elastic
deformation)
A pressure is applied above the
maximum of the measurement
range(30%) for a few moment.
This as the effect of ensuring
that deformation elastic across
the measurement range.
And the modulus of elasticity
and limit of proportionnality are
increased
Terminology of
calibration and
metrology
Metallic pressure gauges (see standard
EN 837)
Accuracy:
accuracy is the maximum allowable
error expressed as a percentage of the
measurement range P.
Accuracy class:
the accuracy class of an instrument is
conventionnally defined as the
greatest value of the maximum
allowable error over the specified
measurement range
Displacement of Bourdon
tube parameters
Material
Diameter and arc
Section
Working pressure
Overpressure
time life
Displacement
of tube
Absorbed volume:
The volume of the tube increase with pressure
applied
this value is measured in laboratory
This parameter is important when we use
chemechal seals associated with the gauge
Different parts of
pressure gauge
Sealing gaskets
NPT
BSP
YES
NO
Glycerin bath
SIPHON
Hot fluid
Gauges mounted on
chemical seals
YES
NO
Pressure gauge
mounting with dampener
Dampener
Magnetic contacts
Dry contacts:
inductives contacts
Safe zone
SI Zone
Connections to
gauge
Ref: 10.2
Mini
NO
Ref: 01.2
Contact open
Contact close
Maxi
Ref: 011.3
Maxi-maxi
Ref: 111.3
Maxi-mini
Contact open
Contact close
Ref: 101.3
Mini-maxi
Ref: 110.3
Mini-mini
Contact open
Contact close
Ref: 010.2
Ref: 101.2
Contact open
Contact close
Inter-index
Inter-index
Environnement influence:
protection index (EN60529)
Protection level of an apparatus is given by IP followed by two numbers according
the following chart
Exemple: IP65
Fist number :protection
against solid bodies
3 back lugs
bottom
connection
Back flange,
bottom
connection
Front flange,
back
connection
Front flange,
bottom
connection
Flangeless
bottom
connection
3 back lugs
back
connection
Back flange
back
connection
Flangeless
back
connection
Front flange,
strap fixing
back
connection
Basic questions to
specify a pressure gauge
6: Pressure fitting:
(codification: 7)
G1/2A
1/2 NPT
Other(to be defined)
7: Accuracy class:
According athmosphere
Standard
composition
Other(to be defined)
8: pressure reference
Gauge pressure
vacuum
Compound
Differential pressure
9: Eventual complementary questions:
(codification: 8): Dry case
Liquid filled case against vibrations
Overpressure (give value):
.
Protection index:
Standard case
other (give value)
Eventual electrical contacts:
CES, CES-A, CEI, CEI+RSI (ADF)
1 contact
2 contacts
Europeen normalisation
Norm EU
Sensing element
material
Sensing
element type
Accuracy limit
Accuracy class
Accuracy
Accuracy is most frequently 1%
of the measurement range between
1/4 and 3/4 of the maximum scale.
Other accuracy classes:
0.6 -1 -1.6 - 2.5 - 4
Calibration and verification
version:
0.25 - 0.5
laboratory version
0.1
Accuracy class:1
(means 1% of full scale)
Index which
shows limit of
accuracy class
Accuracy class:1.6
(means 1,6 % of FS)
MIT-3, MIT-5
pressure gauge
Case:stamped brass
Range from -1+0 to 0 + 600 bar (8700psi)
class1,6
water tight can be filled with dampening
liquid (BH)
Industrial gauges
MMA
50 - 63mm
designed for the chemical, pharmaceutical
industries.
Class1.6
Units:bar,Kpa, psi, kg/cm2
whithstand corrsive fluids and athmosphere
50- 63mm
Robust to harsh environnement, and agressive
fluids
Watertight, can be filled with a dampening
liquid
class1.6 (option:class 1)
all ss (MEX) and monel tube(MEM)
Industrial capsule
pressure gauges
Differential pressure
gauge MDX
High purity
for semiconductor
industry
dry contact
included