1 – Hand pump

2 - Testing Pump
3 - Pressure Gauge to be
calibrated
4 - Calibration Weight
5 - Weight Support
6 - Piston
7 - Cylinder
8 - Filling Connection

Dead weight calibrator setup

Dead weight calibrator

Mass of Total mass Gauge reading Cylinder Absolute gauge % gauge error
weights (kg) pressure error

MW MP +MW Mg/A G-P G-P/PX100

0 .5+ 22 19.983 2.017 10.09
.5 1 38 39.967 -1.967 4.92
1 1.5 57 59.951 -2.951 4.92
1.5 2 78 79.934 -1.934 2.41
2 2.5 96 99.918 3.918 3.92
2.5 3.0 115 119.902 -4.902 4.08
3 3.5 135 139.885 -4.885 3.49

VARIATION OF GAUGE READING & ABSOLUTE

GAUGE ERROR
6
ABSOLUTE GUAGE ERROR (KN/M2)

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
-2

-4

-6
GUAGE READING (KN/M2)
 VARIATION OF GAUGE READING & %GAUGE
ERROR
12

10
10.09
% GAUGE ERROR

4 4.92 4.92
3.92 4.08
3.49
2
2.41
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
GAUGE READING (KN/M2)