Membrane-type+manometer

Aram O. (Becky) Membrane-Type Manometer

What Is a (Memebrane) Monometer? Many may wonder what a manometer is, never mind a membrane type manometer. A manometer is a tool that is used to measure pressure, usually in the air, water and gas pipes. Now, when you hear the word membrane, the first thing that pops into your mind is most likely cell membrane from biology class. However in this case it is not a cell membrane, just a membrane which is a thin flexible sheet of material.

There are two main types of membrane manometers, the digital and analog. When referring to energy, the digital is used for to make things simple. Some people take the pressue reading one step further to finding the average velocity of the air flowing inside air condensed places such as vent, fans, pipes and ducts.

How Does It Work? The manometer is stuck into an openng that connects to what the substance is in. A membrane manometer uses a flexible membrane (another way to say flexible material) to help measure the amount of pressure. Pressure is determined by looking at the amount of deflection then a chart that has the corresponding number for pressure. Pressure is measured in atmospheres, the average pressure at sea level.

Manometer and Chemistry So what does a pressure measuring tool have anything to do with chemistry? Although it may seem like there is not a big connection, there is significant impact on the manometer from gas law's such as Boyle's Law. Boyle's law states that volume and pressure are indirectly proportional, therefore in a water pipe, the two pressures must be proportional. If the two pressures are at the end of the water pipes are not proportional then the readings of the manometer will be different. Ultimately, manometers are what help determine the pressure that what determne the calculations done in the gas laws.

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