This Standard covers potentiometric pressure transducers, primarily those used in measuring systems.

Included among the specific versions of potentiometric pressure transducers to which this Standard is applicable are the following:

Absolute Pressure Transducers

Differential Pressure Transducers

Gage Pressure Transducers

Technology used in this document is defined in ISA-S37.1. Additional terms considered applicable to potentiometric pressure transducers are defined in 4.3 of this document. An asterisk appears after those terms defined in S37.1. A double asterisk appears after those terms defined in 4.3.

Purpose

This Standard establishes the following for potentiometric pressure transducers.

Uniform minimum specifications for design and performance characteristics

Uniform acceptance and qualification test methods, including calibration techniques

Uniform presentation of minimum test data

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