Quantity Catalog - Pressure, Stress, Energy density, Spectral exposure (ln)
Pressure is the force exerted on a surface per unit area. It is a measure of how much force is applied over a specific area, causing compression or expansion.
Common units of pressure include pascals (Pa), atmospheres (atm), and pounds per square inch (psi).
- Pressure is crucial in engineering for designing structures to withstand external forces.
- It is essential in weather forecasting to determine changes in atmospheric pressure.
- Pressure plays a role in industries like manufacturing and transportation for maintaining safe operations.
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kg/m/s^2
Pressure is the force per unit area. Stress is the force applied to a material. Energy density is the amount of energy stored in a material. Spectral exposure (ln) measures the intensity of light at different wavelengths. |
atmtech
atmtech
1 atmtech = 98066.5 kg/m/s^2; "atmtech" is a unit used to measure pressure, stress, energy density, and spectral exposure. |
bar
bar
1 bar = 100000.0 kg/m/s^2; The bar is a unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, commonly used in meteorology and engineering. It is equivalent to approximately atmospheric pressure at sea level. |
cm mercury
cmhg
1 cmHg = 1333.224 kg/m/s^2; Cmhg is a unit of pressure equal to centimeters of mercury, commonly used in atmospheric pressure measurements. It represents the height of a mercury column in a barometer. |
cm mercury at 0 degC
cmhg0c
1 cmHg0C = 1333.22 kg/m/s^2; CmHg0c is a unit of pressure equal to the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 1 centimeter high at 0 degrees Celsius. It is commonly used in scientific and medical applications. |
cm water
cmh2o
1 cmH2O = 98.0665 kg/m/s^2; Cmh2o, also known as centimeters of water, is a unit used to measure pressure. It represents the height of a column of water that would produce the same pressure as the given measurement. |
cm water at 4 degC
cmh2o4c
1 cmH2O4C = 98.0638 kg/m/s^2; "cmh2o4c" is a unit of pressure commonly used in medical settings to measure the pressure of gases in the respiratory system. It is equivalent to centimeters of water at 4 degrees Celsius. |
feet mercury
fthg
1 ftHg = 40636.66 kg/m/s^2; "Fthg" is a unit of pressure or stress, representing the energy density or spectral exposure in logarithmic scale. It is known as "feet mercury." |
feet water
fth2o
1 ftH2O = 2989.067 kg/m/s^2; "Fth2o" is a unit of pressure or stress, representing the pressure exerted by a column of water one foot high. It is commonly known as "feet water". |
feet water at 39 degF
fth2o39f
1 ftH2O39F = 2988.98 kg/m/s^2; The physical unit "fth2o39f" is a unit of pressure or stress measuring feet of water at 39 degrees Fahrenheit. It is commonly used in hydrology and engineering applications. |
hecto pascal
hpa
1 hPa = 100.0 kg/m/s^2; |
inch mercury
inhg
1 inHg = 3386.389 kg/m/s^2; "InHg, or inch of mercury, is a unit of pressure commonly used in meteorology and aviation. It represents the height of a column of mercury in inches." |
inch mercury at 32 degF
inhg32f
1 inHg32F = 3386.38 kg/m/s^2; "Inhg32f" is a unit of pressure commonly used in meteorology and aviation, representing inches of mercury at a temperature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit. |
inch mercury at 60 degF
inhg60f
1 inHg60F = 3376.85 kg/m/s^2; "Inhg60f" is a unit of pressure measuring inches of mercury at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. It is used to quantify atmospheric pressure at specific temperature conditions. |
inch water
inh2o
1 inH2O = 249.0889 kg/m/s^2; The unit "inh2o" is a measurement of pressure or stress, representing the pressure exerted by a column of water one inch high. It is commonly used in engineering and fluid dynamics. |
inch water at 39 degF
inh2o39f
1 inH2O39F = 249.082 kg/m/s^2; The physical unit "inh2o39f" is a measurement of pressure or stress, specifically inch water at 39 degrees Fahrenheit. It represents the amount of pressure exerted by a column of water at that temperature. |
inch water at 60 degF
inh2o60f
1 inH2O60F = 248.84 kg/m/s^2; The physical unit "inh2o60f" is a measurement of pressure or stress, specifically inch water at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. It is used to quantify pressure in various applications. |
kilo pascal
kpa
1 kPa = 1000.0 kg/m/s^2; The kilopascal (kPa) is a unit of pressure commonly used in scientific and engineering applications. It is equivalent to 1,000 pascals and represents a measure of force distributed over a given area. |
kips per square inch
ksi
1 ksi = 6894757 kg/m/s^2; "ksi" stands for "thousands of pounds per square inch" and is a unit of measurement used to quantify pressure or stress in materials. It is commonly used in engineering and construction industries. |
mega pascal
mpa
1 MPa = 1000000.0 kg/m/s^2; MPa is a unit of pressure or stress equal to one million pascals. It is commonly used in engineering and materials science to measure high levels of pressure or stress. |
millibar
mbar
1 mbar = 100 kg/m/s^2; The millibar (mbar) is a unit of pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar. It is commonly used in meteorology and is equivalent to 100 pascals. |
millimeter water
mmh2o
1 mmH2O = 9.80665 kg/m/s^2; "mmH2O" is a unit of pressure measuring the height of a column of water in millimeters. It is commonly used in medical and engineering applications. |
mm of mercury
mmhg
1 mmHg = 133.32236842105263 kg/m/s^2; "mmHg is a unit of pressure equal to the height of a column of mercury. It is commonly used in medicine to measure blood pressure and is equivalent to 1 millimeter of mercury." |
mm of mercury
torr
1 torr = 133.32236842105263 kg/m/s^2; "Torr is a unit of pressure equal to 1/760th of an atmosphere. It is commonly used in vacuum measurements and is equivalent to the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 1 mm high." |
pascal
pa
1 Pa = 1.0 kg/m/s^2; The pascal (Pa) is the SI unit of pressure, stress, energy density, and spectral exposure. It is defined as one newton per square meter. |
poundf per square foot
psf
1 psf = 47.880258980347215 kg/m/s^2; "psf" is a unit of pressure or stress that measures force per unit area in pounds-force per square foot. It is used in various engineering and construction applications. |
poundf per square inch
psi
1 psi = 6894.75729317 kg/m/s^2; "psi" is a unit of pressure in the Imperial system, equal to one pound of force applied to one square inch. It is used to measure stress in materials and energy density in systems. |
standard atmosphere
atm
1 atm = 101325.0 kg/m/s^2; "atm" is a unit of pressure equal to the average atmospheric pressure at sea level. It is commonly used in meteorology and engineering. |
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