The fitting of a diaphragm seal unit to a pressure gauge is recommended where the medium to be measured is highly viscous or contains suspended solids or is potentially corrosive to the Bourdon Tube. Seal units are normally connected directly to the gauge, but connection may be made by flexible capillary, which makes them ideal for remote pressure indication.
Flexible capillary can be used to facilitate the fitting of a gauge in a surface or panel mounting location. Maximum capillary length is 5 metres.
Pressure is transmitted from the diaphragm seal unit to the bourdon tube by a suitable filling medium, the selection of which will ensure compatibility with the process and process temperature. Where it is known that the instrument will be used on processes subject to extremes of temperature, the temperature at the tapping point should be advised at the time of ordering.
Diaphragm seal units can be directly for remotely fitted to Rototherm gauge types: SPG, RPG, DMC, SPGA and Turret gauges.
Type A seals are of fully welded construction and are hence most suited to
applications that do not involve viscous fluids, suspended solids or crystallising liquids.