A PRESSURE TRANSDUCER USING A METALLIC TRIPLE-BEAM TUNING FORK

Authors
RANDALL DS RUDKIN MJ CHESHMEHDOOST A JONES BE
Citation
Ds. Randall et al., A PRESSURE TRANSDUCER USING A METALLIC TRIPLE-BEAM TUNING FORK, Sensors and actuators. A, Physical, 60(1-3), 1997, pp. 160-162
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Sensors and actuators. A, Physical → ACNP
ISSN journal
09244247
Volume
60
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
160 - 162
Database
ISI
SICI code
0924-4247(1997)60:1-3<160:APTUAM>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A pressure transducer has been developed using a metallic resonating t uning fork. The fork has ken mounted horizontally across two pillars w hich are an integral part of the diaphragm of a pressure transducer. T he displacement of the. diaphragm induces an axial force in the fork. The applied stress causes the natural frequency of the fork to increas e, The experimental pressure transducer has a linear characteristic ov er its 6 bar range with repeatability better than 0.1%, and hysteresis of 0.1% of the range.