Bourdon Gauge

 

Code Number: 2B35.60

Demo Title: Bourdon Gauge

Condition: Excellent

Principle: Air Pressure

Area of Study: Fluids

Equipment:

Bourdon Gauge.

Procedure:

For show and tell only.  The gauge is stripped down so that you can see the inner workings of the air chamber.

References:

  • Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr., "Photo - Bourdon Tube", AJP, Vol. 78, # 3, March 2010, p. 249.
  • Ff-1:  Freier and Anderson,  A Demonstration Handbook for Physics.
  • Gerard L' E Turner, "The Aneroid Barometer", Nineteenth-Century Scientific Instruments, p. 236- 237.