PIEZOMETER

         

A Piezometer is used for measuring pressure inside a vessel or pipe in which liquid is there. A tube may be attached to the walls of the container (or pipe) in which the liquid resides so that liquid can rise in the tube. By determining the height to which liquid rises and using the relation p1 = ρgh, gauge pressure of the liquid can be determined. It is important that the opening of the device is to be tangential to any fluid motion, otherwise an erroneous reading will result.

Although the Piezometer tube is a very simple and accurate pressure measuring device, it has several disadvantages. It is only suitable if the pressure in the container (pipe or vessel) is greater than the atmospheric pressure (otherwise air would be sucked into system), and the pressure to be measured must be relatively small so that the required height of column is reasonable. Also, the fluid in the container in which the pressure is to be measured must be a liquid rather than a gas.