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Weighing pressures—a simple micromanometer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

M. R. Head*
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge

Extract

Modern balances are rugged, sensitive and easy to read. A top-loading balance with a capacity of 1 kg and digital readout to 0.01 gm has been adapted for use as a micromanometer. A sketch of the arrangement is shown in Fig. 1. It will be seen that there is no modification to the balance itself, which can still be used for its normal laboratory function, and no calibration is required for pressure measurement provided the diameter of the fixed drum is known.

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Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1972 

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