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Description and operation
SF
6
gas
monitor
ing
M20
-
-0
02EN03
5/10
02--2011
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on or
warrant
y is
given or should
be
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strictly prohibited.
GRID
Pressure measurement
Effective pressure ?
Absolute pressure ?
Absolute pressure = effective pressure + atmospheric pressure
P
r
e
s
s
u
r
e
D
e
s
c
r
i
p
t
i
o
n
D
i
a
g
r
a
m
Effective
The pressure of SF
6
gas is mea-
su
red
by
of
a
sta
nd
ar
d
pr
es
su
re
gau
ge
with
a
defo
rmab
le
dia
phr
agm
actuating an
indica
ting
pointer
.
One surface of the diaphragm is in
contact with the SF
6
gas, while the
other is in contact with the atmo-
sp
he
re
.
The
di
ffe
re
nc
e
be
twe
en
the
ga
s
an
d
the
atm
os
ph
er
e
is
thu
s
me
as
ur
ed
,
ta
ki
ng
at
mo
sp
he
ri
c
pressur
e as a
reference
. T
his is the
measurement of the effective pres-
su
re o
f
the
SF
6
gas.
SF
6
Atmosphe
ric pressure
Standard pressure gauge
Absolute
If
the
defo
rmab
le
dia
phr
agm, one
surface of which is in contact with
th
e
SF
6
ga
s,
bl
oc
ks
a
vo
lu
me
wh
ere
a vacuum has been developed, the
pres
sur
e
gau
ge
mea
sure
s
the
pre
s-
sure difference between that of the
SF
6
gas an
d the
vac
uum
. Since
the
latte
r
is
zero
,
the
pre
ssu
re gauge
measures the absolute pressure of
the gas.
The absolute pressure of the SF
6
gas
,
ind
epe
nde
nt
of
atmo
sph
eri
c
pres
sur
e,
refle
cts
the
qua
ntity
of
gas introduced into the compart-
ment and hence its density at the
presen
t
temperatur
e.
This is measured by means of an
absolute pressure gauge which is
less generally used and more deli-
ca
te
th
an
a
ef
fe
ct
iv
e
pr
es
su
re
gauge. This is the reason why a ef-
fec
tiv
e
pr
es
su
re
ga
ug
e
is
us
ed
,
pro-
visi
on
bei
ng
mad
e
for
cor
rec
tion
s
require
d
by
atmosph
eric
pressure
va
ri
at
io
ns
re
su
lt
in
g
fr
om
at
mo
-
sph
eric
dis
turb
anc
es
and
diff
er-
ences of elevation.
SF
6
Vacuum volume
Absolu
te
pressure gauge

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