Deadweights are usually used for pressure gauge calibration as they come with high accuarcy, So they can

be used as primery standard (as mentioned before).there are many types of them depending on the application and they are operated with oil (hydrulic) or with air (penumatic). Deadweight testers are the basic primary standard for accurate measurement of pressure. Deadweight testers are used to measure the pressure exerted by gas or liquid and can also generate a test pressure for the calibration of numerous pressure instruments The deadweight tester is a primary standard for pressure calibration. It produces pressure by exerting a force (the weights) over a known area (the piston). The accuracy of a deadweight tester is determined in large part by the precision of the weight set and the piston, but there are several sources of potential error. Understanding these errors and how to correct for them can greatly improve the accuracy of pressure calibrations. The deadweight tester or deadweight gauge is the most accurate and cost effective piece of equipment to use to measure pressure where a high degree of precision is required. The capability of this equipment is achieved only when correct and safe procedures are employed. Advantages: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) Simple in construction and cheap Available in several different ranges Capability to measure gauge, absolute and differential pressures The sensitivities o f bourdon tubes may be changed by changes in their dimensions Excellent sensitivity Simple and straightforward calibration with dead weight tester Easily adapted to strain ,capacitance ,magnetic and other electrical transducers Disadvantages: 1. susceptibility to shock and vibration 2. Inherent hysteresis and slow response to pressure changes 3. Unsuitable for low pressure application

1. A cylindrical piston 1 is placed inside a stainless-steel cylinder 2. 2. The measuring pressure is supplied through the vent 8 to the fluid 4. 3. The gravitational force developed by calibrated weights 3 can balance this force and the piston itself.. 4. The balance should be achieved for a certain position of the piston against a pointer 9 of the stainless-steel cylinder. 5. A manual piston pump 5 is used to achieve approximate force balance (to increase pressure in the system), whereas a wheel-type piston pump 6 serves for accurate balancing. 6. A Bourdon-type pressure gauge 7 is used for visual reading of pressure.

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