using liquid as the pressure-sensitive medium, e.g. liquid-column gauges

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Measuring the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by mechanical or fluid pressure-sensitive elements > using liquid as the pressure-sensitive medium, e.g. liquid-column gauges

Classification Context

Section:: PHYSICS
Class:: MEASURING; TESTING
Subclass:: MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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G01L 7/2 involving a closed chamber above the liquid level, the chamber being exhausted or housing low-pressure gas; Liquid barometers
G01L 7/22 involving floats, e.g. floating bells
G01L 7/24 involving balances in the form of rings partly filled with liquid