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- Vibrating wire
- Piezoelectric
- Capacitance
- Optical
Strain gauge sensing uses a metal wire
or semiconductor chip to measure
changes in pressure. A change in
pressure causes a change in resistance
as the metal is deformed. This
deformation is not permanent as the
pressure (applied force) does not
exceed the elastic limit of the metal. If
the elastic limit is exceeded than
permanent deformation will occur.
This is commonly used in a
Wheatstone bridge arrangement where
the change in pressure is detected as
a change in the measured voltage.
Advantages
- Wide range, 7.5kPa to 1400 Mpa
- Inaccuracy of 0.1%
- Small in size
- Stable devices with fast response
- Most have no moving parts
- Good over-range capability
Disadvantages
- Unstable due to bonding material
- Temperature sensitive
- Thermoelastic strain causes hysteresis
When pressure is applied to crystals,
they are elastically deformed.
Piezoelectric pressure sensing involves
the measurement of such deformation.
When a crystal is deformed, an electric
charge is generated for only a few
seconds. The electrical signal is
proportional to the applied force.
Quartz is commonly used as the
sensing crystal as it is inexpensive,
stable and insensitive to temperature
variations.
Tourmaline is an alternative which
gives faster response speeds, typically
in the order of microseconds.
Advantages
- Accuracy 0.075%
- Very high pressure
measurement, up to 70MPa
- small size
- robust
- fast response, < 1 nanosecond
- self-generated signal
Disadvantages
- Dynamic sensing only
- temperature sensitive
Capacitive pressure measurement
involves sensing the change in
capacitance that results from the
movement of a diaphragm. The
sensor is energized electrically
with a high frequency oscillator.
This type of pressure measurement
is quite accurate and has a wide
operating range.
Capacitive pressure measurement
is also quite common for
determining the level in a tank or
vessel.
Advantages
- Inaccuracy 0.01 to 0.2%
- Range of 80Pa to 35MPa
- Linearity
- Fast response
Disadvantages
- Temperature sensitive
- Stray capacitance problems
- Vibration
- Limited overpressure capability
This type of pressure
measurement relies on the
movement of a high permeability
core within transformer coils. The
movement is transferred from the
process medium to the core by
use of a diaphragm, bellows or
bourdon tube
The LVDT operates on the
inductance ratio between the
coils. Three coils are wound onto
the same insulating tube
containing the high permeability
iron core.
The primary coil is located
between the two secondary coils
and is energized with an
alternating current.