What is Pressure: Definition and 999 Discussions

Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed. Gauge pressure (also spelled gage pressure) is the pressure relative to the ambient pressure.
Various units are used to express pressure. Some of these derive from a unit of force divided by a unit of area; the SI unit of pressure, the pascal (Pa), for example, is one newton per square metre (N/m2); similarly, the pound-force per square inch (psi) is the traditional unit of pressure in the imperial and U.S. customary systems. Pressure may also be expressed in terms of standard atmospheric pressure; the atmosphere (atm) is equal to this pressure, and the torr is defined as 1⁄760 of this. Manometric units such as the centimetre of water, millimetre of mercury, and inch of mercury are used to express pressures in terms of the height of column of a particular fluid in a manometer.

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  1. J

    Pressure rate increase between two vessels

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  2. S

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  3. JABAS

    B Hydrostatic pressure on top of a cone filled with water

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  4. L

    Converting gravity into pressure inside the very center of a planet

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  5. doconnor17dan

    Calculations for Hydraulic Jacks lifting a load

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  6. P

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  7. M

    Pressure in fluids and Archimedes' principle

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  8. N

    Maximum pressure in a rubber pipe

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  9. M

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  11. H

    Unstable Static Pressure in Exhaust Duct

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  13. K

    B Pressure in a viscous liquid versus non-viscous fluids

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  14. L

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  15. Saladsamurai

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  16. B

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  17. F

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  18. C

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  19. D

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  20. chocopanda

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  21. Pushoam

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  22. T

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  23. bruhtation

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  24. Pushoam

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  25. T

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  30. G

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  32. Steven Bolgiano

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  33. T

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  34. B

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  35. C

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  36. C

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  38. C

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  39. D

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  42. red65

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  43. C

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  44. C

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  45. J

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  47. D

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  48. D

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  49. bigmike94

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  50. A

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