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Civil Engineering · Q49

Hydraulics And Fluid Mechanics

Engineering and GATE · Civil Engineering · question 49

Q49

Pressure of the order of 10''' torr can be measured by

A.
Bourdon tube
B.
Pirani Gauge
C.
micro-manometer
D.
ionisastion gauge
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Pressures of the order of 10⁻⁷ torr (very high vacuum) are extremely low and cannot be measured by ordinary pressure-measuring devices.

A Bourdon tube is used for measuring relatively high pressures and is unsuitable for vacuum measurements.

A micro-manometer is used for small pressure differences but not for very high vacuum ranges.

A Pirani gauge can measure low pressures only up to about 10⁻³ torr.

An ionisation gauge operates on the principle of ionizing gas molecules and is specifically designed to measure very low pressures (high vacuum) of the order of 10⁻⁷ torr and below.

Hence, the correct answer is ionisation gauge.