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i need to explain what an absolute pressure gauge measures
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Can bourdon's tube pressure gauge be used to measure negative pressure?
Bourdon's tube pressure gauge cannot be used to measure negative pressure. This is because absolute pressure must be measured and the Bourdon gauge only indicates the gauge pressure.
A compound pressure gauge for the low side of the system measures pressure in what?
A compound pressure gauge measures two scales, one in positive pressure and one in negative (below atmospheric) pressure or vacuum positive pressure is measured in pounds per square inch (psi) or kilopascals or in some cases bars (1 bar = 14.35 psi) [ the average atmospheric pressure at 1000 feet above sea level] vacuum is measured in millimeters of mercury mmHg or inches of mercury inHg
What gauge measures both vacuum and pressure?
Gauge pressure usually refers to the pressure difference between ambient, atmospheric pressure and the pressure in a vessel or line. A gauge pressure of zero would mean that the vessel or line was at atmospheric pressure. Normally the pressures of interest are ABOVE atmospheric so the gauge pressure is positive. Vacuum gauge pressure measures how far BELOW atmospheric pressure a vessel or line is. As such vacuum gauge pressure may be measured as a negative number - or for convenience it may be reported as a positive number with the caveat that it is "vacuum gauge pressure", meaning that the reported pressure is how far atmospheric pressure is above the pressure in the vessel or line.
A gauge pressure of 30 psig is equivalent to an absolute pressure of?
44.7 psi
How to tell if your water pressure is low?
look at the gauge
What does a compound pressure gauge measure in?
The Compound Gauge measures above and below atmospheric pressure (in psig and inches of mercury).
Definition of a compound gauge?
A compound gauge is a pressure gauge that displays both negative and positive gauge pressure measurements. Gauge pressure is a measurement of pressure relative to ambient pressure. For example, if ambient pressure was 14.7 PSI and you were to measure absolute vaccum using a compound gauge, the gauge would indicate -14.7 PSI.
What is the purpose of a compound gauge?
The compound gauge is an instrument to measure pressures, positive or negative.
WHAT IS function of pressure gauge?
to measure pressure
Can bourdon's tube pressure gauge be used to measure negative pressure?
Bourdon's tube pressure gauge cannot be used to measure negative pressure. This is because absolute pressure must be measured and the Bourdon gauge only indicates the gauge pressure.
What type of pressure gauge can measure vacuum pressure?
A Bourdon Tube or a Bellows gauge
What is the function of gauge?
to measure pressure
What does bourdon gauge measure?
Pressure.
What a compound gauge measures pressures?
pressure and temperature
What is the main purpose of using a pressure gauge?
To measure pressure
Who do you measure air pressure of an airsoft gun?
Pressure gauge
What is the function of a tire pressure gauge?
To measure air pressure.
