What is the function of Bourdon tube?
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Asked by: Annie Wright
The Bourdon-tube gauge, invented about 1850, is still one of the most widely used instruments for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases of all kinds, including steam, water, and air up to pressures of 100,000 pounds per square inch (70,000 newtons per square cm).
Where is Bourdon tube pressure gauge used?
A bourdon tube pressure gauge is a mechanical pressure measuring instrument that reads the pressure without requiring any electrical power. It is generally used for the measurement of pressure from 0.6 to 7000 bar (8 to 10000 psi).
What do you mean by Bourdon tube?
Definition of Bourdon tube
: a thin-walled flattened tube of elastic metal bent into a circular arc whose application to certain pressure gauges and thermometers depends upon the fact that increase of pressure inside the tube tends to straighten it — see bourdon gauge , bourdon spring.
Is Bourdon tube a pressure sensor?
The Bourdon Tube is one of the most common pressure sensors in use. The simplest form of this sensor is made of a C-shaped metal tube. One end of the tube is sealed, and the other end is connected to the source of pressure that is being measured.
What is Bourdon gauge and how it works?
The Bourdon pressure gauge works by measuring the amount of change in a coiled or semicircular metal tube by a pressurized fluid inside. This is due to the principle that a flattened tube tends to regain its circular form when pressurized.
How do you use a Bourdon pressure gauge?
Case so Kurt Auden tube plate mechanism dial with scale pointer window ring the pressure gauge housing is most often made of stainless steel or plastic Borden tube is made of copper brass or bronze.
What pressure is measured by Bourdon gauge?
type of pressure gauge
The Bourdon-tube gauge, invented about 1850, is still one of the most widely used instruments for measuring the pressure of liquids and gases of all kinds, including steam, water, and air up to pressures of 100,000 pounds per square inch (70,000 newtons per square cm).
