This tutorial shows how to configure a P3124 deadweight tester to be used with
COMPASS for Pressure software in the Full or Partial Correction methods. It applies to any deadweight tester.
The Full Correction method uses COMPASS for Pressure to calculate the fundamental pressure equation for a deadweight tester, thus treating it as a piston-gauge – solving for the effective area of the piston-cylinder and the sum of the force acting on it. In the Partial Correction method, a correction is applied for the temperature of the piston-cylinder and a local gravity correction.
The Limited Partial Correction method uses COMPASS for Pressure to make a local gravity correction. This is the simplest approach for using software with a deadweight tester. See this article for a tutorial on the Limited Partial Correction, P3100 DWT setup in COMPASS for Pressure, gravity correction
The user should be familiar with the P3000 Series Uncertainty Analysis technical note 2170TN13
-- “Guide for the Uncertainty Analysis in Pressure when using P3000 Series Deadweight Testers”.
Below is a screenshot of a deadweight tester setup as a piston gauge in COMPASS for Pressure. Local gravity, piston-cylinder temperature and ambient conditions can be changed. Corrections to the calculated pressure will be made with these.