Department of Mechanical Engineering,

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MESB 333 Engineering Measurement
Chapter 6

1. What are the methods to measure deflection of a diaphragm under pressure?

2. Sketch and describe working principle of a bourdon tube gage?
3. A diaphragm-pressure gage is constructed of spring steel to measure a pressure differential
of 10 N/mm2. The diameter of the diaphragm is 15mm. Calculate the diaphragm thickness so
that the maximum deflection is one-third the thickness. What is the natural frequency of the
diaphragm?
4. A McLeod gage is available which has a volume VB of 150cm3 and a capillary diameter of
0.3mm. Calculate the gage reading for a pressure of 30m? What is the error difference
between Eq. (6.23) were used instead of Eq. (6.22)?
5. A U-tube manometer is used to measure a differential air pressure with a fluid having a
specific gravity of 0.8. The air is at 400kPa and 10oC. Calculate the differential pressure for
difference in heights of the manometer legs of 12 cm.
6. A Bridgeman gage is to be employed for measurement of a pressure of 700 atm using a
Manganin element which has a resistance of 90Ohms at 1 atm. Calculate the resistance of
the gage under the high-pressure condition. 6.49