Eugène Bourdon (b.
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, April 8, 1808, d. Paris, September 29, 1884) was a
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who in 1849 invented the Bourdon gauge a
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still in use today. It could measure pressures up to 100,000 pounds per square inch (690
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or 6800
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), something that had previously been impossible. With the rapid building of steam engines and their associated boilers, many accidents had resulted from this inability.
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Eugène Bourdon (b.
ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
, April 8, 1808, d. Paris, September 29, 1884) was a
watchmakerA watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since virtually all watches are now factory made, most modern watchmakers just repair watches. However, originally they were master craftsmen who built watches, including all their parts, by hand...
and
engineerEngineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints. The term is derived from the Latin root "ingenium," meaning "cleverness"...
who in 1849 invented the Bourdon gauge a
pressurePressure is the force per unit area applied in a direction perpendicular to the surface of an object. Gauge pressure is the pressure relative to the local atmospheric or ambient pressure.- Definition :...
measuring instrumentIn the physical sciences, quality assurance, and engineering, measurement is the activity of obtaining and comparing physical quantities of real-world objects and events. Established standard objects and events are used as units, and the measurement results in a given number for the relationship...
still in use today. It could measure pressures up to 100,000 pounds per square inch (690
MPa-Transportation:* Maritime patrol aircraft, like Nimrod, P-3 Orion* Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore* Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad* Mauritius Ports Authority* Mount Pleasant Airport, Falkland Islands* Myanmar Port Authority-Academic Degrees:...
or 6800
atmThe standard atmosphere is an international reference pressure defined as 101,325 Pa and formerly used as unit of pressure . For practical purposes it has been replaced by the bar which is 100,000 Pa...
), something that had previously been impossible. With the rapid building of steam engines and their associated boilers, many accidents had resulted from this inability.
Eugene Bourdon founded the Bourdon Sedeme Company to manufacture his invention.
The American patent rights to Eugene Bourdon's gauge were bought by Edward Ashcroft in 1852.