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Bourdon tube pressure gauge – functional principle

Jürgen Reiser | Know-how
scheme: Bourdon tube pressure gauge

Bourdon tube pressure gauges are the most frequently used mechanical pressure measuring instruments. Their pressure element is often referred to as a Bourdon tube: The French engineer Eugène Bourdon made use of this functional principle in the middle of the 19th …

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Selection criteria for pressure gauges: type of pressure

Jürgen Reiser | Know-how
Selection criteria - different types of pressure

Within the selection criteria for pressure gauges, type of pressure takes top priority. The measurement of gauge pressure, in fact, reliably fulfils the purpose with the majority of processes. However, for numerous applications in industry, pressure gauges for absolute …

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Bourdon tube pressure gauge – operating principle

Jürgen Reiser | Know-how
Bourdon tube pressure gauge

Bourdon tube pressure gauges are the most frequently used mechanical pressure measuring instruments. Their pressure element is often referred to as a Bourdon tube: The French engineer Eugène Bourdon made use of this functional principle in the middle of the 19th …

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Template for the creation of a proof of intrinsic safety for ATEX certified pressure sensors

Stefan Heusel | Know-how
Intrinsically safe pressure sensor

In my last article I introduced you to how the “basic” proof of intrinsic safety can be provided for instruments and pressure sensors approved to ATEX in Europe. Each installer or operator must ensure that the employees in the plant are not endangered and …

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Selection criteria for digital indicators

Anna Zeitler | Know-how
various digital indicators

In many electronic pressure measurement applications there is a need to have the measured value displayed on site - either as an additional option alongside the processing of the signal within the control system or as a sole control instrument. If the transmitter …

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