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Join Date: May 2012
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Pressure Transmitters

05/14/2012 3:38 PM

Okay, I'm an apprentice Instrument Tech and know how to calibrate Pressure/Flow/Level Transmitters with ease. However, could any of you more experienced colleagues inform me as to how a transmitter recieves the process energy ( pressure ) and turns this into an electrical output?

Do any of you have any simple drawings of the insides and a simple explanation of the electronics/mechanical workings from within a pressure transmitter.

I've searched breifly online and got directed here... Other results were far too technical and in-depth for what I'm wanting to know.

Thanks.

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Re: Pressure Transmitters

05/14/2012 5:39 PM

Here's a cut-away on pg 17. Rosemount 3051 Pressure Transmitter

Here's an explaination pressure sensors - how sensors work

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Re: Pressure Transmitters

05/15/2012 8:30 AM

The majority of the newer pressure elements are basically a strain gauge that generates electrical impulses based on the deformation of the cell.

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