Manometer Explained | Working Principle

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A manometer is one of the most accurate devices for measuring pressure in the lower ranges. Since manometers are so accurate, they are often used as calibration standards.

Some typical industrial manometer applications include:
– Fluid flow measurements
– HVAC systems maintenance
– Residential or commercial furnace gas valve pressure measurement

All manometers operate on the principle that changes in pressure will cause a liquid to rise or fall in a tube.

Let’s have a look at the types of manometers:

1) Manometer
A manometer is filled with a liquid. Typical manometer liquids are mercury, water, and light oils.

It’s worth saying here that mercury was a common manometer fluid in the past, but has largely been replaced due to its environmental and health hazards.

Quite often the liquid is colored to help detect the fluid movement.

The tube is filled until both sides are approximately half full. When the pressures are equal, the column of liquid on each side will be at the same height. This is usually marked as zero on a scale.

With both sides of the manometer open to the atmosphere, the fluid level on one side will be the same as the level on the other side because P1 equals P2.

Ok… Now suppose one end of the U-tube manometer is connected to an unknown pressure P1 whose value must be determined. The other end is left exposed to the atmospheric pressure, P2.

The difference in the height of the liquid on the two sides of the tube is the differential pressure.
In this case, the manometer provides a gauge pressure measurement because it is referenced to the atmosphere.

OK… So the total difference in liquid height is 4 units. And this is where the pressure measurement becomes interesting!

Let’s assume our U-Tube Manometer is filled with water. That means that our pressure differential is 4 inches of water column.

As you can appreciate, a U-Tube Manometer filled with water is only capable of measuring very small pressures.

If we replace the water with a Meriam Red Oil Fluid we will get a greater difference in liquid levels.
Water has a specific gravity or relative Density of 1 while Meriam Fluid is an oil and has a Specific Gravity of 0.83.

We will get a much larger difference in liquid level with Meriam Fluid resulting in more accurate pressure measurement.

In some cases, vendors will provide a U-Tube Manometer scaled directly in pressure units such as kilopascals (kPa).

2) Barometer
A Barometer consists of a glass tube with one end sealed. An evacuated tube has its open end submerged in an open container of mercury.

The pressure exerted by the column of mercury is balanced by the pressure of the atmosphere.
The glass tube is calibrated in pressure units.

Any liquid could be used in a Barometer, but mercury is used because of its high specific gravity.
A Mercury Barometer needs to be at least 30 inches tall. A Water-filled Barometer would have to be more than 33 feet high!

3) Inclined Manometer
A manometer that provides even better accuracy than the U-Tube Manometer is the Inclined Manometer.

This manometer has a well that contains the liquid and a transparent column. The column is mounted at an angle.

The pressure is indicated by the vertical amount the liquid rises or falls in the column.
Because of the incline, a small change in pressure will cause greater movement of the liquid in the column.

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Used a U tube manometer every work day, as a gas fitter / 1st responder for the gas utility in STL (35 years). U tube manometers were always used over the electronic ones, trial attorneys could never argue about the calibration or accuracy.

boby

Used it in my first company, nice video as usual

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So helpful! Been trying to figure out what this thing on my spray booth does and now I know!

bradenmitchell

Finally i understand where did "you tube" come from 😌
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Flankymanga

Good please make a video on Gas pressure measurement and gas burner as well as the parameters realated to Gas burner fired furnace...

alpeshjadhav

Great vid. It helped me to understand this topic more.

dastankzzz

Could you please explain how to read the scale correctly in manometry as the cross section of the tube can affect the height difference of the liquid?

davidhd

What if Mano meter is designed for air for dust collector. It's just a physical gauge with no liquid. I'm assuming I drill 1/4 inch hole on inlet and 1/4 hole on outlet. Correct?

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