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PREFACE
1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.3 DEFINITIONS
1.4 UNIT OF PRESSURE
2 GAUGE SIZES AND SCALE RANGES
2.1 GAUGE SIZES
2.1.1 Test gauge
2.1.2 Industrial gauge
2.2 SCALE RANGES
2.2.1 Test gauge
2.2.2 Industrial gauge
3 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
3.1 CASE
3.1.1 Material
3.1.2 Finish
3.1.3 Back of gauge
3.1.4 Dust and splash proofing
3.1.5 Window
3.1.6 Turning radius
3.1.7 Mounting of circular surface-mounting gauges
3.1.8 Mounting of circular flush-mounting gauges
3.2 SHANK
3.2.1 Material
3.2.2 Construction
3.2.3 Accessibility
3.2.4 Screw threads
3.2.5 Shank dimensions
3.2.6 Seating
3.2.7 Seating washers
3.2.8 Union connections
3.3 BOURDON TUBE AND MOVEMENT
3.3.1 Tube anchorage material
3.3.2 Construction of tube anchorage
3.3.3 Material of Bourdon tube
3.3.4 Mounting of Bourdon tube
3.3.5 Movement
3.4 DIAL AND POINTER
3.4.1 Material
3.4.2 Pointer
3.4.3 Pointer stop
3.5 DESIGNATION OF THE SCALE UNIT
3.6 SCALE MARKING
3.6.1 General
3.6.2 Direction of indication
3.6.3 Graduation and arrangement
3.6.4 Industrial gauges
3.6.5 Test gauges
3.6.6 Receiver gauges
3.7 PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION
3.8 REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC SERVICE TYPE PRESSURE GAUGES
3.8.1 Gauges for use with high pressure gas
3.8.2 Pressure gauges for use with oxygen and other oxidants
3.8.3 Gauges for use with acetylene
3.9 GENERAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
4 PERFORMANCE AND TESTING
4.1 ACCURACY
4.1.1 Test gauges
4.1.2 Industrial gauges
4.1.2.1 Accuracy of gauges, nominal size above 63 mm
4.1.2.2 Accuracy of gauges, nominal size 63 mm and below
4.2 OVERLOAD
4.2.1 Test gauges
4.2.2 Industrial gauges
4.3 TEST APPARATUS
4.3.1 Test gauges
4.3.2 Industrial gauges
4.4 TEST PROCEDURES
4.4.1 General
4.4.2 Test gauges
4.4.3 Industrial gauges
4.5 TEST REPORT AND RECORDS
4.5.1 Test report
4.5.2 Test records
5 MARKING AND PACKAGING
5.1 MARKING
5.2 PACKAGING
APPENDIX A
A1 CORRECTIONS TO DEADWEIGHT TESTERS
A2 CORRECTIONS TO MANOMETERS
APPENDIX B
B1 GENERAL
B2 METHODS OF MAKING A JOINT
B2.1 Direct-mounting gauges (i.e. gauges mounted by their connection)
B2.2 Surface-mounting and flush-mounting gauges (i.e. gauges mounted by a flange)
B3 GAUGES FOR STEAM
B4 TEMPERATURE PROTECTION
B5 POSITION OF GAUGE
B6 GAUGES WITH BLOW-OUT BACK
B7 EFFECT OF LIQUID COLUMNS
B8 RAPIDLY FLUCTUATING PRESSURES, SHOCK PRESSURES AND VIBRATION
APPENDIX C
C1 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED
C2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
