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U-Tube Manometer Lab Report

The document describes calibrating a Bourdon gauge using a U-tube manometer. As pressure increases in one leg of the manometer, the height difference between the two legs increases. The experiment involves connecting the Bourdon gauge and manometer, injecting varying pressures using a syringe, recording the height differences and Bourdon readings, plotting the results, and ensuring the graph is linear to validate the accuracy of the Bourdon gauge. Performing this calibration allows the Bourdon gauge to be used for precise pressure measurements.

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U-Tube Manometer Lab Report

The document describes calibrating a Bourdon gauge using a U-tube manometer. As pressure increases in one leg of the manometer, the height difference between the two legs increases. The experiment involves connecting the Bourdon gauge and manometer, injecting varying pressures using a syringe, recording the height differences and Bourdon readings, plotting the results, and ensuring the graph is linear to validate the accuracy of the Bourdon gauge. Performing this calibration allows the Bourdon gauge to be used for precise pressure measurements.

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U-Tube Manometer

Objective:
To calibrate the Bourdon gauge using U-Tube manometer.

Hypothesis:
As the pressure increases in one leg of the manometer the height difference increases in the manometer.

Theory:
Pressure is defined as a normal force exerted by fluid per unit area. We speak of pressure only when we
deal with a gas or liquid. The counterpart of pressure in solids is normal stress. Since pressure is defined
as force per unit area, it has the unit of newtons per square meter (N/m 2), which is called a Pascal (Pa),
that is:

1 Pa = 1 N/m2

A simple manometer consists of a glass tube having one of its ends connected to a point where pressure
is to be measured and another end remains open to atmosphere. Manometers are devices in which
columns of a suitable liquid are used to measure the difference in pressure between two points or
between a certain point and the atmosphere. Manometer is needed for measuring large gauge pressure

Figure 1 Figure 2 U-tube manometer


Apparatus:
 Manometer
 Bourdon Gauge
 Syringe
 Gauged Scale
 Ink

Procedure:
 Connect the wiring to points of the bourdon gauges for the positive pressure measurement.
 Fill U-tube manometer with the ink to a certain level and ensure that both heights are equal in U-
tube manometer, after attaching the pressure assembly.
 From point B, inject pressure in the system by using syringe.
 Note difference in height of the manometer, and correspondingly. Note the pressure on the
bourdon gauge.
 Repeat the same step for 3 readings.
 Connect the wiring to points A & F for the negative pressure measurement.
 Repeat the same steps 2 – 4 for negative pressure measurement.

Safety Observations:
 Apply pressure carefully as excessive pressure can lead to overflow of ink, which can lead to
tripping hazard.
 Don’t use highly viscous fluid in the manometer as a measuring medium.
 Glassware is involved in the experiment, so handle the apparatus carefully. Wear necessary
PPE’s.

Calculation :

h1 pressure on the
pressure of bourdon h2
(mm U-tube
gauge (mm)
) manometer

0 1 1 0
5 20 19 5
10 44 43 10.00002
15 72 71 14.9888
20 99 98 20.0003
25 127 123 25.001
30 152 148 30.00004
Graph:

pressure on the U-tube manometer vs


pressure on boudon gauge
35
30
25
bourden gauge

20
15
10
5
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
U-Tube manomter

Conclusion:
If the pressure applied on the fluid measured by the bourdon gauge is equal to the U-tube manometer
pressure, then the bourdon gauge has no error .it means it is ready to use. the graph will be linear in tis
case which show the accuracy of the bourdon gauge.

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