Are pressure generation and control required?

Most calibration procedures require comparison of the device under test (DUT) and calibration standard at multiple pressure points across the DUT’s range.  Some DUTs or processes to be calibrated have built-in pressure generation and/or control, so it may not be needed by the calibration standard.  Fluke Calibration offers a number of calibrator models with built in pressure control, and we offer generation and control pressure calibration accessories for when an external source is required.

 

Instrument TypeModelsPressure Source (Generation and Control)
Gas pressure controller/calibratorsPPC4
7250 and 7252
Automated pressure control, requires test gas supply, and vacuum supply if used for sub-atmospheric control
High pressure gas controller/calibratorsPPCH-G
7350
Automated pressure control, requires high pressure test gas supply (gas booster may be needed) and industrial grade gas supply (shop air)
Hydraulic pressure controller/calibratorsPPCH
7615
Automated pressure control.  Onboard hydraulic pressure generation, requires industrial grade gas supply (shop air)
Reference pressure monitorsRPM4
7050
Measures pressure only.  Requires external manual or automated pressure generation and control, such as MPC1, GPC1, MPG2, OPG1, PPC or 3990, 7000 pressure controllers.
Electronic deadweight testerE-DWTOnboard manual pressure generation and control with hydraulic priming pump and variable volume
Gas deadweight testersP3010
P3020
Floating piston precisely controls pressure.  Onboard manual pressure generation available from vacuum to 300 psi (2 MPa) with hand pump
High pressure gas deadweight testersP3030Floating piston precisely controls pressure.  Onboard manual pressure adjustment, requires high pressure test gas supply
Hydraulic deadweight testersP3100
P3200
M3800
Floating piston precisely controls pressure.  Onboard manual pressure generation and adjustment with hydraulic priming pump and variable volume
Absolute/gauge piston gaugesPG7601
2465
2468
Floating piston precisely controls pressure.  Requires external manual or automated pressure adjustment, such as MPC1, PPC4 or 3990.  Requires vacuum pump for absolute mode measurement
Gas piston gauges (gauge-only)7102
7202
2470
Floating piston precisely controls pressure.  Requires external pressure generation (gas booster may be needed) and manual or automated pressure adjustment, such as MPC1, GPC1, PPC4, PPCH-G or 3990. 
Hydraulic piston gaugesPG7302
2485
Floating piston precisely controls pressure.  PG7302 requires external manual or automated pressure generation and adjustment, such as MPG2, OPG1 or PPCH. 2485 includes onboard manual pressure generation and adjustment
Handheld process calibration toolsFluke 71x Calibrators
Fluke 700P Modules
Onboard gas pressure generation available from vacuum to 300 psi (2 MPa) Other ranges measure pressure only, require external manual pressure control.