The invention provides a pressure measuring method and device that are capable
of easily measuring the volume of a pipe that is an object of inspection and of
eliminating the influences of a change in temperature in the pipe.
A pressure measuring method using a pressure sensor 4 connected to a pipe
for feeding a gas thorough a connecting portion for measuring the pressure in the
pipe, the method being characterized in that the method comprises a pressurizing
step for pressurizing the inside of the pipe by a pump 5 with the pipe held
in the closed state, and a step for measuring an amount of pressure change of the
pipe in the standing state after completion of the pressurization step, and in
that an amount of pressurization change of the in-pipe pressure by the pressurization
step, and the flow rate of the gas fed into the pipe during pressurization are
measured, and the volume of the pipe in the closed state is calculated on the basis
of the amount of pressurization change and the flow rate of the gas, and the amount
of leakage of the gas from the pipe is calculated on the basis of the volume of
the pipe and the amount of pressure change in the standing state.