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Types of Elastic Pressure Transducers

This document discusses elastic pressure transducers. It describes elastic pressure transducers as mechanical elements that convert one form of energy into another form that can be easily measured. There are several types of elastic pressure transducers including Bourdon tube, diaphragm, and bellows pressure transducers. Bourdon tube pressure transducers are inexpensive with simple construction but are susceptible to shock and vibration. Diaphragm pressure transducers have good linearity and adaptability but lack vibration resistance. Bellows pressure transducers can deliver high force but require temperature compensation and are unsuitable for high pressures.

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Types of Elastic Pressure Transducers

This document discusses elastic pressure transducers. It describes elastic pressure transducers as mechanical elements that convert one form of energy into another form that can be easily measured. There are several types of elastic pressure transducers including Bourdon tube, diaphragm, and bellows pressure transducers. Bourdon tube pressure transducers are inexpensive with simple construction but are susceptible to shock and vibration. Diaphragm pressure transducers have good linearity and adaptability but lack vibration resistance. Bellows pressure transducers can deliver high force but require temperature compensation and are unsuitable for high pressures.

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Elastic Pressure Transducers

Presented By: 2007-chem-20


Types of Pressure Measurements
Gauge pressure sensor
Absolute pressure sensor
Vacuum pressure sensor
Sealed pressure sensor
Differential pressure sensor

What are Transducers?
Transducers are the mechanical, electronic,
electrical, or electrochemical devices that convert
one form of energy to the property that cannot be
measured directly into the other form of energy
or property that can be measured easily. The
signal given to the transducer is called as input
this is the parameter that is to be measured but
cannot be measured directly. The signal obtained
from the transducer is called as output, which can
be measured easily.

Types of Pressure Transducers
1. Mechanical transducers
2. Electrical transducers

Note :
Elastic pressure transducers are mechanical
transducers.
Elastic Pressure Transducers
The elastic pressure transducers are
the mechanical elements that are used
for converting one form of energy
into the other form of energy that can
be measured easily.
Types of Elastic Pressure
Transducers
There are number of mechanical transducers,
some of the commonly used ones are described
below:
1) Bourdon tube pressure transducers
2) Diaphragm pressure transducers
3) Bellows pressure transducers


Bourdon tube Pressure Transducers
Advantages:
Low cost
Simple construction
Time-tested in applications
Availability in a wide variety of ranges,
including very high ranges
Adaptability to transducer designs for
electronic instruments
High accuracy, especially in relation to
cost

Disadvantages:
Low spring gradient (i.e. below 50 psig)
Susceptibility to shock and vibrations
Susceptibility to hysteresis

Diaphragm Pressure Transducers
Types of diaphragm pressure
transducers
Two types of diaphragm are generally
used:
1) Metallic diaphragm gauge
2) Slack diaphragm gauge

Metallica Diaphragm gauge
Slack Diaphragm gauge
Advantages:
Diaphragm Pressure Transducer cost is
moderate.
Diaphragm Pressure Transducer possesses
high over range characteristics.
Diaphragm Pressure Transducers are adaptable
to absolute and differential pressure
measurement.
Diaphragm Pressure Transducer has good
linearity.
Diaphragm Pressure Transducer is small in
size.
Disadvantages:
Diaphragm Pressure Transducer lack good
vibration and shock resistance
Diaphragm Pressure Transducers are difficult
to repair.
Diaphragm Pressure Transducer is limited to
relatively low pressures
Bellows Pressure Transducers
Advantages:
Moderate cost
Delivery of high force
Adaptability for absolute and
differential pressure
Good in the low to moderate
pressure range
Disadvantages:
Ambient temperature compensation needed
Unsuitable for high pressure
Limited availability of metals and work
hardening of some of them
Unsuitability of its zero and the stiffness
(therefore it is used in conjunction with (in
parallel with) a reliable spring of appreciably
higher stiffness for accurate characterization
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1. S k Singh Industrial Instrumentation and Control,
Tata McGraw HILL company Limited, New DEHLI,
1987
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