pressure tap

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pressure tap [′presh·ər ‚tap]

(engineering)

A small perpendicular hole in the wall of a pressurized, fluid-containing pipe or vessel; used for connection of pressure-sensitive elements for the measurement of static pressures. Also known as piezometer opening; static pressure tap.

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No references found			[FIGURE 2 OMITTED] For corrugated ducts, it was deemed that wall pressure taps would not be suitable for measuring static pressure due to the proximity of the corrugations to the taps. Pressure loss of corrugated spiral duct by Kulkarni, D.; Khaire, S.; Idem, S. / ASHRAE Transactions Pressure drop measurements were obtained with an Invensys IDP10-T differential pressure transmitter connected to a pressure tap located 50 mm (2 in. A semi-empirical pressure drop model: Part 1--pleated filters by Sothen, Ryan A.; Tatarchuk, Bruce J. / HVAC & R Research The old biddy dawdled, as ever, but was gently brushing my eyelids when something truly scary happened, like high pressure taps going on and off in my innards. MY SHOUT by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			pressure regulating valve station pressure regulator pressure release pressure relief pressure relief hatch pressure relief valve pressure resistance pressure ridge pressure ring pressure roll pressure seal Pressure Sensor pressure shadow Pressure Shaping pressure shift pressure solution pressure still pressure storage Pressure Suit pressure suppression pressure surface pressure survey pressure switch pressure system pressure tank pressure tap pressure tendency pressure tensor pressure thrust pressure topography pressure transducer pressure traverse pressure treater pressure tube pressure tunnel pressure ulcer pressure vector pressure vessel pressure viscosity pressure wave pressure weather stripping pressure welding pressure wire connector pressure zone pressure-altitude variation pressure-base factor pressure-change chart pressure-containing member Pressure-Die Casting pressure-drop manometer pressure-enthalpy chart			Pressure suits Pressure suits Pressure suits Pressure Support pressure support mode pressure support mode pressure support mode pressure support mode pressure support mode Pressure Support Ventilation Pressure Support Ventilation Pressure Support Ventilation Pressure Support Ventilation Pressure Support Ventilation pressure suppression Pressure Surface Pressure Surface pressure survey Pressure Swing Absorption Pressure Swing Adsorber Pressure Switch Pressure Switch Pressure Switch End Cap Pressure Switch Unit Pressure system Pressure System Managers Office Pressure System Safety Regulations 2000 Pressure Systems Pressure tank Pressure tank pressure tap Pressure Technology Group Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency pressure tensor Pressure Test Record pressure thrust Pressure Time Governor Pressure Time Index Pressure Time Product per Breath Pressure to Vertical Locks pressure topography Pressure transducer Pressure transducer Pressure transducer Pressure transducer Pressure Transducer Airflow Pressure Transient Analysis Pressure Transmitter pressure traverse Pressure Treated Pressure Treated Douglas Fir Pressure treated lumber Pressure treated wood pressure treater pressure trigger pressure trigger pressure trigger pressure trigger pressure tube Pressure Tube Brittle Fracture Committee

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