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    Manometers use liquid pressure to measure air pressure. There are several types of manometers including U-tube, well-type, inclined, and dual tube. U-tube manometers consist of a closed U-shaped tube filled with liquid and are very simple to use. Well-type manometers are similar but have a large well for the liquid level. Inclined manometers have a slanted tube to allow for more precise readings. Dual tube manometers have two tubes to read very high pressures without a long single tube.

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    Manometers use liquid pressure to measure air pressure. There are several types of manometers including U-tube, well-type, inclined, and dual tube. U-tube manometers consist of a closed U-shaped tube filled with liquid and are very simple to use. Well-type manometers are similar but have a large well for the liquid level. Inclined manometers have a slanted tube to allow for more precise readings. Dual tube manometers have two tubes to read very high pressures without a long single tube.

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    Manometers use liquid pressure to measure air pressure. There are several types of manometers including U-tube, well-type, inclined, and dual tube. U-tube manometers consist of a closed U-shaped tube filled with liquid and are very simple to use. Well-type manometers are similar but have a large well for the liquid level. Inclined manometers have a slanted tube to allow for more precise readings. Dual tube manometers have two tubes to read very high pressures without a long single tube.

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    Manometers use liquid pressure to measure air pressure. There are several types of manometers including U-tube, well-type, inclined, and dual tube. U-tube manometers consist of a closed U-shaped tube filled with liquid and are very simple to use. Well-type manometers are similar but have a large well for the liquid level. Inclined manometers have a slanted tube to allow for more precise readings. Dual tube manometers have two tubes to read very high pressures without a long single tube.

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    MANOMETERS

    Manometers are used to measure air pressure. These devices all work on a similar principle: pressure exerts a force on a surface that a manometer can measure. Typically, manometers are filled with mercury, which is why one of the units for measuring air pressure is in millimeters of mercury, but water is sometimes used. Manometers can be found in a variety of designs.

    Types of Manometer
    U-Tube Manometer Well-Type Manometer Inclined Manometer Dual Tube Manometer

    U-Tube Manometer

    U-tube manometers, as their name suggests, are formed from a tube that is shaped like a U. This type of manometer is very common. They are very simple to operate and require no gears or levers or other items to adjust. The manometer consists of a U-shaped tube that is closed at one end and a liquid. The closed end of the tube has a vacuum, while the open end is attached to the item whose pressure is to be measured. This type of manometer is considered to be the primary standard by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

    Types of U-Tube Manometer


    Vertical U-Tube Manometer Inclined U-Tube Manometer

    Vertical U-Tube Manometer The pressure difference in a vertical U-Tube manometer can be expressed as pd = h =gh where pd = pressure = specific weight of the fluid in the tube (kN/m3, lb/ft3 ) = density (kg/m3, lb/ft3) g = acceleration of gravity (9.81 m/s2, 32.174 ft/s2) h = liquid height (m, ft) The specific weight of water, which is the most commonly used fluid in u-tube manometers, is 9.81 kN/m3 or 62.4 lb/ft3. Inclined U-Tube Manometer Common problems when measuring pressure differences in low velocity systems as air ventilation system are the low column heights and satisfying accurately. The pressure difference in a inclined u-tube can be expressed as pd = h sin() where = angle of column relative the horizontal plane Inclining the tube manometer will increase the accuracy of the measurement. (2) (1)

    Well-Type Manometer
    A well-type manometer is similar to the U-tube manometer, but has a few important differences. At the closed end of the manometer is a large well that liquid rises and falls in according to the pressure. This setup is advantageous in that it does not require the observer to make a calculation by looking at both sides of the tube, as is necessary in a U-tube manometer. This makes it much simpler to use.

    Inclined Manometer
    Inclined manometers are similar in structure to well-type manometers, but the main tube of the manometer is slanted on an incline rather than vertical. This has an advantage in that it allows the measurement to be read in smaller units than other models, which means that an inclined manometer can give a very specific reading. These manometers can be found at different levels of inclination.

    Dual Tube Manometers


    A dual tube manometer is a manometer that is designed to read very high pressures. A high pressure causes the need for a longer indicating tube, which is very inconvenient to the person reading the manometer. A dual-tube manometer solves this problem by having two tubes to read the pressure, a standard well-type manometer and a well-type manometer with the well at the 100-inch reading on the indicating tube.

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