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Pressure Gauge MT Lab 1

This document describes an experiment to calibrate a pressure gauge using a dead weight tester. The pressure gauge is connected to an oil-filled cylinder containing a piston with weights added. Adding weights increases the pressure in both the gauge and cylinder. Pressures are recorded and compared to calculate any error in the gauge's readings. A graph of actual pressure vs indicated pressure is made to calibrate the gauge.

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Pressure Gauge MT Lab 1

This document describes an experiment to calibrate a pressure gauge using a dead weight tester. The pressure gauge is connected to an oil-filled cylinder containing a piston with weights added. Adding weights increases the pressure in both the gauge and cylinder. Pressures are recorded and compared to calculate any error in the gauge's readings. A graph of actual pressure vs indicated pressure is made to calibrate the gauge.

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EXPERIMENT NO.

CALIBRATION OF PRESSURE GAUGE

Aim: To calibrate the given pressure and calculate the error

Theory: Many techniques have been developed for the measurement of


pressure and vacuum. Instruments used to measure pressure are called
pressure gauges or vacuum gauges.

A dead weight tester consists of a pumping piston with a screw that


pressurizes the oil present in the cylinder which connects pressure gauge and
primary piston. It works by loading the primary piston (C/s area, A) with the
amount of weight W, that corresponds to the desired calibration pressure (P=
W/A).
When the screw is turned, the fluid pressure increases both in the primary
piston and gauge.
This pressure increase is indicated in the pressure gauge; simultaneously the
primary piston raises the dead weight to the reference mark. The indicated
gauge pressure is recorded and calibrated with the actual pressure acting on
the primary piston with the dead weights.

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Procedure:
1. The given pressure gauge is fixed in the proper position.
2. The barrel is filled with the oil.
3. The weight of the plunger and the diameter of the stem measured and the
area of the cross section calculated.
4. The pressure is applied to the oil by turning the hand wheel, this is done
till the certain pressure is built and the plunger is raised upto the reference
mark.
5. A known weight is placed on the platform of the plunger.
6. The reading of the pressure gauge is noted and experiment is repeated by
placing different weights on the plunger.
7. Actual pressure is calculated and the pressure indicated by the pressure
gauge is compared.
8. Calibration curves are drawn (graph of Actual pressure v/s Indicated
pressure are plotted).

Tabular Column

SL. Weight on the Total weight Actual Indicated Difference % of


NO pressure pressure in pressure error
plunger (Wt of
plunger +wt AP IP DP
placed on
the plunger)
W

Kg N Kg N N/m2 Kg/cm2 N/m2 N/m2

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Observation:
1. Weight of the plunger, W =…………. gms
2. Diameter of the plunger, d =…………..mm

Calculation:
1. Area of cross section, A =πd2/4 =…………m2
2. Actual pressure, AP = total weight / cross section area = W/A =………N/m2
3. Difference in pressure, DP = AP – IP =………N/m2
4. Percentage error = DP×100/AP

Conclusion:

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