Pressure and its Measurement - Basic Principles - Course No. 31

Principles of pressure measurement including the basic physics and some basic pressure measurement instruments.

Course No. 31

15 hours

Pressure and Its Measurement – Basic Principles

Basic principles of density, specific gravity, and pressure of liquids and gases; and identification and use of manometers. The concept  of force per unit area; hydrostatic pressure; pounds  per square foot; pounds per square inch; feet of liquid; types of manometers; reading manometer scales; U-tube and inclined tube; differential pressure; density and specific gravity; manometer liquids; well-type manometers; barometers; and care, installation and operation of manometers.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with addition, subtraction, and multiplication of fractions and decimals

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