
VW2100 Vibrating Wire Piezometer
RST Instruments Ltd.
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S
i
= 1003.1 mbar
S
= 995 mbar
P
= [(0.11594) x (8776 - 7200)] - [(-0.03413) x (22.9 - 5.0)] + [0.1 x (1003.1 - 995)]
= [182.72] - [-0.61] + [0.81]
= 184.14 kPa
NOTE:
B
AROMETRIC COMPENSATION IS NOT REQUIRED WITH VENTED AND
DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS
.
4.4.2
Second Order Polynomial Equation
𝑃 = 𝐴(𝐿)
2
+ 𝐵(𝐿) + 𝐶 − 𝑇
𝐾
(𝑇
0
− 𝑇) + 𝐹(𝑆
0
− 𝑆)
E
QUATION
2
S
ECOND
O
RDER
P
OLYNOMIAL
E
QUATION
Where:
P
= Corrected Pressure in kPa
A
= Polynomial Gauge Factor A in kPa/B-Unit
2
(Second Order Polynomial
Expression derived from the VW Piezometer Calibration data, for each
individual sensor)
B
= Polynomial Gauge Factor B in kPa/B-Unit (Second Order Polynomial
Expression derived from the VW Piezometer Calibration data, for each
individual sensor)
C
= Polynomial Gauge Factor C kPa (Second Order Polynomial Expression
derived from the VW Piezometer Calibration data, for each individual
sensor)
NOTE:
P
OLYNOMIAL
G
AUGE
F
ACTOR
C
MUST BE CALCULATED USING THE SITE
ZERO READINGS
,
AS PER THE EQUATION BELOW
.
C
=
-
[A(L
0
)
2
+
B(L
0
)]
L
0
, L
= Initial and Current B-Unit reading (Frequency
2
x 10
-3
)
T
K
= Temperature Correction Factor in kPa/ºC (From the VW Piezometer
Calibration Record sheet in each individual sensor)
T
0
, T
= Initial and current temperature readings in (ºC)
F
= Barometric Pressure Constant = 0.1 kPa/mbar
S
0
, S
= Initial and Current Barometric pressure readings in mbar