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Gauge Reference Pressure

Gauge reference pressure is a pressure measured relative to atmospheric or barometric pressure.

The most used pressure reference is gauge pressure which is signified by a (g) after the pressure unit (e.g. 30 psi g), and means that the pressure measured is the total pressure minus atmospheric pressure. There are two types of gauge reference pressure which are called vented gauge (vg or g) and sealed gauge (sg).

A vented gauge pressure transmitter for example allows the outside air pressure to be exposed to the negative side of the pressure sensing diaphragm, via a vented cable or a hole on the side of the device, so that it always measures the pressure referred to ambient barometric pressure.

Thus a vented gauge reference pressure sensor should always read zero pressure when the process pressure connection is held open to the air.

Gauge Reference Pressure

Vented gauge reference range pressure measurement products
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A sealed gauge reference is very similar except that atmospheric pressure is sealed on the negative side of the diaphragm. This is usually adopted on high pressure ranges such as hydraulics where atmospheric pressure changes will have a negligible effect on the accuracy of the sensor so venting is not necessary.

This also allows some manufacturers to provide secondary pressure containment as an extra precaution for pressure equipment safety if the burst pressure of the primary pressure sensing diaphragm is exceeded.

There is another way of creating a sealed gauge reference and that is to seal a high vacuum on the reverse side of the sensing diaphragm. Then by adjusting the electronics the output signal is offset by 1 bar so the pressure sensor reads close to zero when measuring atmospheric pressure.

A sealed gauge reference pressure transducer will never read exactly zero because atmospheric pressure is always changing and the reference in this case is fixed at 1 bar.

Sealed Gauge Reference Pressure

Sealed gauge reference range pressure measurement products
  • 15000 psi combined pressure gauge and logger with USB interface
  • Logger for verifying water supply pressure over 7 days
  • 5000 psi hydraulic pressure transmitter with M12 electrical connector 5000 psi hydraulic pressure transmitter with M12 electrical connector
  • Submersible sensor for measuring sludge pressure in pipe

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Pressure Range Related Terms

More pages related to pressure range technical terms.

  • Absolute Pressure
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Bidirectional
  • Burst Pressure
  • Compound Pressure Ranges
  • Differential Pressure
  • FS – Full Scale
  • High Pressure Range
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Low Pressure Range
  • Negative Gauge Pressure
  • Overpressure Protection
  • Rangeable
  • Reference Pressure
  • SG – Sealed Gauge
  • Static Line Pressure
  • Suction Pressure
  • Vacuum
  • Vented Gauge

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