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Measuring principles

Fields of application for pressure sensors 4 – summary

Stefan Heusel | Know-how
illustration: relative and absolute pressure

In previous articles about the fields of application of different pressure sensors, I have described the special features of the different versions. Pressure range and ambient conditions are decisive when selecting a suitable sensor for a problem to be solved. In …

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How to prevent the ingress of moisture through the cable of submersible pressure transmitters and level probes?

Enrico Bossart | Know-how
Cable wires of submersible pressure transmitter_WIKA

If you want to measure the level of a liquid easily and reliably, most people will  do this using hydrostatic pressure measurement, e.g. with a submersible pressure transmitter or a so called level probe. The characteristic submersed application implicates a maximum …

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Cleaning of submersible pressure transmitters or level probes

Enrico Bossart | Know-how
comparison stainless steel diaphragms

If the specific pressure sensor design of the submersible pressure transmitter or level probe is selected to measure the filling levels, this often means that the probe is used under environmental requirements which would cause failure of common level sensors.  …

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Fields of application for pressure sensors 3 – Absolute pressure sensors: why is it necessary to use absolute pressure sensors or pressure transmitters

Stefan Heusel | Pressure
Image: relative absolute pressure - WIKA

Electronic pressure sensors usually measure the change in pressure through the deformation of a diaphragm. If this diaphragm is exposed to the process pressure on one side and "vented" on the other side (and thus exposed to the ambient pressure), the deformation is …

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Fields of application for pressure sensors 2 – non-vented gauge pressure sensors: when unvented pressure sensors or transmitters are the best choice

Stefan Heusel | Pressure
Image: relative absolute pressure - WIKA

In most applications, gauge pressure measurement is required and therefore pressure sensors and pressure transmitters  that measure pressure against the prevailing ambient pressure are commonly used for this. Those pressure sensors typically have a venting hole to …

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