Instrumentation Equipment

Instrumentation equipment such as flow meters,different types of industrial applications.
pressure sensors and pressure switches form a bigA pressure switch makes contact when a certain
part of everyday life, yet most people do not evenpressure has been reached. Thus it can automatically
realise they are there in the background quietlyswitch on or off as pressure rises or falls. Pressure
performing important functions to make our livesswitches can be found on home appliances such as
easier and safer.the automatic off-switch on the electric kettle. As
Wherever the flow of liquid or power has to bethe boiling water reaches a certain pressure the
measured, flowmeters must be used, along with suchswitch turns off. In other applications it may be set
equipment as pressure transducers that convertto turn something on rather than off. Or it could do
pressure into an analogue electrical signal. There areboth.
many different styles and designs of pressurePressure switches can be pneumatic or hydraulic.
transducers, all suitable for a particular use, whetherPneumatic pressure switches have many uses, one
industrial, commercial or domestic.of which is that they can turn off a gas compressor.
Mass flow Meters are used to measure the flow ofHydraulic pressure switches are often used in vehicles
liquid such as water past a specific point. It measuresof all kinds to provide warning lights such as the
the mass rather than the volume; that is thebrake lights, or warning lights if the oil pressure falls
kilograms per second. A flow indicator would be usedtoo low. Such functions are a necessary part of
in applications such as measuring how fast groundvehicle and passenger safety, so instrumentation
water is being pumped out. Naturally they alsoequipment should be correctly maintained at all times.
measure other liquids that must be pumped in many