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  2. Pascal (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The unit, named after Blaise Pascal, is an SI coherent derived unit defined as one newton per square metre (N/m 2). [1] It is also equivalent to 10 barye (10 Ba) in the CGS system. Common multiple units of the pascal are the hectopascal (1 hPa = 100 Pa), which is equal to one millibar , and the kilopascal (1 kPa = 1000 Pa), which is equal to ...

  3. Atmospheric pressure - Wikipedia

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    On average, a column of air with a cross-sectional area of 1 square centimetre (cm 2), measured from the mean (average) sea level to the top of Earth's atmosphere, has a mass of about 1.03 kilogram and exerts a force or "weight" of about 10.1 newtons, resulting in a pressure of 10.1 N/cm 2 or 101 kN/m 2 (101 kilopascals, kPa). A column of air ...

  4. Kilogram-force per square centimetre - Wikipedia

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    A newton is equal to 1 kgm/s 2, and a kilogram-force is 9.80665 N, [3] meaning that 1 kgf/cm 2 equals 98.0665 kilopascals (kPa). In some older publications, kilogram-force per square centimetre is abbreviated ksc instead of kg/cm 2.

  5. Dynamic pressure - Wikipedia

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    q is the dynamic pressure in pascals (i.e., N/m 2, ρ (Greek letter rho) is the fluid mass density (e.g. in kg/m 3), and; u is the flow speed in m/s. It can be thought of as the fluid's kinetic energy per unit volume. For incompressible flow, the dynamic pressure of a fluid is the difference between its total pressure and static pressure.

  6. Pressure measurement - Wikipedia

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    The SI unit for pressure is the pascal (Pa), equal to one newton per square metre (N·m2 or kg·m1 ·s2). This special name for the unit was added in 1971; before that, pressure in SI was expressed in units such as N·m2. When indicated, the zero reference is stated in parentheses following the unit, for example 101 kPa (abs).

  7. Pressure - Wikipedia

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    The SI unit for pressure is the pascal (Pa), equal to one newton per square metre (N/m 2, or kg·m1 ·s2). This name for the unit was added in 1971; [7] before that, pressure in SI was expressed in newtons per square metre. Other units of pressure, such as pounds per square inch (lbf/in 2) and bar, are also in common use.

  8. Orders of magnitude (pressure) - Wikipedia

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    Pressure increase per meter of a water column [26] 10 kPa 1.5 psi Decrease in air pressure when going from Earth sea level to 1000 m elevation [citation needed] +13 kPa +1.9 psi High air pressure for human lung, measured for trumpet player making staccato high notes [48] < +16 kPa +2.3 psi Systolic blood pressure in a healthy adult while at ...

  9. Standard sea-level conditions - Wikipedia

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    Standard sea-level conditions (SSL), [1] also known as sea-level standard (SLS), defines a set of atmospheric conditions for physical calculations.The term "standard sea level" is used to indicate that values of properties are to be taken to be the same as those standard at sea level, and is done to define values for use in general calculations.