Static Pressure Calculation |
Compute Pressure from fluid column height or Column height from pressure. |
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Introduction
Engineers and others often need a conversion between pressure and height of fluid column.
For instance, if a swimming pool is 4 m deep, the pressure at the bottom can be
computed. Or, if a fire hydrant must operate at a static pressure of 40 psi, the
water column equivalent to 40 psi can be computed. Pressures can also be computed in
terms of gas columns, so we have included some built-in values for gas density.
References
All fluid mechanics textbooks discuss static pressure. A sampling of references
follows.
Mays, L. W. editor. 1999. Hydraulic design handbook. McGraw-Hill Book Co.
Munson, B.R., D. F. Young, and T. H. Okiishi. 1998. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 3ed.
Streeter, V. L., E. B. Wylie, and K. W. Bedford. 1998. Fluid Mechanics. WCB/McGraw-Hill. 9ed.
Additional references.
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