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Bourdon Tube Pressure Gauge Working Principle Animation

Bourdon tube pressure gauges are commonly used to measure a wide range of pressures. [1] Invented in 1849 by E. Bourdon, they use a hollow, C-shaped tube that tries to straighten under applied pressure. [2] One end of the tube is fixed while the other is free to move, and this movement is transmitted to an indicator pointer showing the pressure reading. [3]

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Bourdon Tube Pressure Gauge Working Principle Animation

Bourdon tube pressure gauges are commonly used to measure a wide range of pressures. [1] Invented in 1849 by E. Bourdon, they use a hollow, C-shaped tube that tries to straighten under applied pressure. [2] One end of the tube is fixed while the other is free to move, and this movement is transmitted to an indicator pointer showing the pressure reading. [3]

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Bourdon Tube Pressure Gauge Working Principle

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Bourdon Tube Working Principle Animation

Bourdon Tube Pressure Gauge Working

Bourdon tube pressure gauges are extensively used for local indication. This type of
pressure gages were first developed by E. Bourdon in 1849. Bourdon tube pressure
gauges can be used to measure over a wide range of pressure: form vacuum to
pressure as high as few thousand psi. It is basically consisted of a C-shaped hollow
tube, whose one end is fixed and connected to the pressure tapping, the other end
free, as shown in fig. The cross section of the tube is elliptical.
When pressure is applied, the elliptical tube (Bourdon tube) tries to acquire a circular
cross section; as a result, stress is developed and the tube tries to straighten up. Thus
the free end of the tube moves up, depending on magnitude of pressure. A deflecting
and indicating mechanism is attached to the free end that rotates the pointer and
indicates the Pressure reading. The materials used are commonly Phosphor Bronze,
Brass and Beryllium Copper. For a  2″ overall diameter of the C-tube the useful travel of
the free end is approximately 1/8″ . Though the C-type tubes are most common, other
shapes of tubes, such as helical, twisted or spiral tubes are also in use.

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