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Measure of Pressure and Temperature
1 pound per square inch = 144 pound per square foot = 0.068 atmosphere = 2.042 inches of mercury at 62 degrees F. = 27.7 inches of water at 62 degrees F = 2.31 feet of water at 62 degrees F.
1 atmosphere = 30 inches of mercury at 62 degrees F. 14.7 pounds per square inch = 2116.3 pounds per square foot = 33.95 feet of water at 62 degrees F.
1 foot of water at 62 degree F. = 62.355 pounds per square square foot = 0.433 pound per square inch.
1 inch of mercury at 62 degrees F. = 1.132 foot of water = 13.58 inches of water = 0.491 pound per aquare inch.
Column of water 12 in. high in dia. = 0.341 lbs.
Bar x 14.5 = psi   MPa x 145 = psi
Fahrenheit-32/1.8 = Centigrade   Centigrade x 1.8 + 32 = Fahrenheit