Sensors & Measurement
Gauge pressure
Pressure measured relative to the surrounding atmospheric pressure.
IN ONE SENTENCE
A normal tyre gauge reading is gauge pressure.
In normal English
A vented gauge sensor reads approximately zero when its process port is open to the local atmosphere.
Why would I use it?
Use it for most everyday hydraulic, pneumatic and process pressure measurements.
THINK OF IT LIKE…
How much higher or lower the process is than the air around you.
Related terms
absolute pressure, differential pressure
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