Calibration of Pressure Transducer

1. Aim of the Experiment: Calibration of pressure transmitter.

2. Specification of pressure Transmitter:

a. Model: PT Series
b. Range :0-50 bar
c. Output: 4-20mA
d. Input: 24 Vdc
3. Instruments to be used:

a. Agilent Data Acquisition System.

b. Dead Weight Tester
c. DC power supply

4. Operating Procedure:

a. Priming of the dead weight tester

I. Connect the test gauge to the test port
II. Open the oil reservoir needle valve and cover
III. Rotate the RAM in anti-clock wise direction
IV. Open the Isolating Valve
V. Operate the priming pump so that air bubbles come out of the reservoir
VI. Rotate the RAM in clock wise and anti-clockwise direction and ensure that no more air
bubbles come out of the reservoir
VII. Fixed the reservoir cover, spring needle valve with the tank

b. Test Procedure:
I. Connect the Pressure sensor to the DAQ and DC supply as specified in the pressure sensor.
II. Place the base weight on the top of the piston pin.
III. Give initial pressure using priming pump and close the isolating valve.
IV. Rotate the ram screw in clock wise direction to the required pressure for calibration.
V. Select weight according to range of the instruments under test.
VI. Apply pressure simultaneously rotating the weights until the weight floats and stop at the
mark on the piston.
VII. Note the pressure displayed by the DAQ.
VIII. Increase or decrease the pressure using the RAM and dead weights repeat sl no VI and fill
the following observation table

IX. Plot the curve for pressure vs mV/mA

X. Generate a correlation between measured pressured and mV/mA displayed for the
pressure transmitter.

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Observation table:

Sl NO Applied Output Current Output Current Hysteresis

pressure(bar) mA mA
Up scaling Down scaling
1 0 4.007 3.972

2 2 4.795 4.776

3 4 5.591 5.581

4 6 6.386 6.384

5 8 7.181 7.189

6 10 7.976 7.993

7 12 8.771 8.797

8 14 9.566 9.601

9 16 10.361 10.405

10 18 11.156 11.209

11 20 11.951 12.013

12 22 12.746 12.817

13 24 13.541 13.621

14 26 14.337 14.426

15 28 15.132 15.223

16 30 15.927 15.927

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