Pressure
Pressure is a kind of force. In the language of physics, a force is an object that changes or tries to change its state by acting on it or that changes or tries to change its motion by acting on a moving object.
For example, if someone pushes against a wall, the force is applied whether it changes its position or not. This effort is called force. On the other hand, the force exerted on a single area is called pressure.
This means that if we apply a force in a single case, it will be a force.
Pressure = (force ÷ area)
As an example, it is easy to take a photo with a pin because the area is less. Again, more pressure is required in the area.
The Unit of Pressure
Pressure scalar quantity, because it has value but has no direction. The SI unit of pressure is Pascal, which is equal to Newton per square meter (N/m²). Since an object or group of objects under pressure can act on its surroundings, the pressure is also measured as static energy in a single volume. It is related to the density of energy and can be expressed in joules unit per cubic meter (joules/m³, which is equal to Pascal). To make this concept precise, we use the idea of pressure. The pressure is defined to be the amount of force exerted per area.
Thanks for reading this article! Hopefully, it helps you understand what pressure is and how we measure the pressure of an object.
All pressure conversions
- ksi to bar (Kip/in2 to Bar)
- ksi to psi (Kip/in2 to Pound/in2)
- psi to nPa
- bar to mPa
- psi to zettabar
- psi to at
- pz to psi
- atm to pa
- atm to psi
- Kilopascal to ATM
- mpa to kg/cm2
- torr to atm
- psi to kpa
- mmHg to pa
- mmhg to kpa
- torr to pa
- torr to kpa
- Free Online MPa to psi (Megapascal to lb/in2)
- ksi to MPa (Kip/in² to Megapascal)
- mmH2O to Pa (Millimeter of Water to Pascal)
- bar to psi
- kpa to mbar (Kilopascal to Millibar)
- mbar to pa (Millibar to Pascal)
- bar to pa (Bar to Pascal)
- MPa to Bar (Megapascal to Bar)
- bar to kpa (Bar to Kilopascal)
- mbar to torr (Millibar to Torr)
- mbar to psi (Millibar to Psi)
- mmhg to mbar (Millimeter of mercury to Millibar)
- ksi to ksf (Kip/in2 to Kip/ft2)
- MPa to mbar (Megapascal to Millibar)
- hPa to Pa (Hectopascals to Pascals)
- hPa to PSI (Hectopascal to Psi)
- hPa to kPa (Hectopascal to Kilopascal)
- hPa to bar (Hectopascal to Bar)
- psi to ksf (Pound per Sq in to Kip per Sq ft)
- kpa to mmH2O (Kilopascals to Millimeter Of Water)
- gpa to ksi (Gigapascal to Kip/in2)
- GPa to MPa (Gigapascal to Megapascal)
- GPa to Bar (Gigapascal to Bar)
- mmH2O to bar (Millimeter of water column to Bar)
- bar to mbar (Bar to Millibar)
- atm to bar (Atmospheres to Bar)
- bar to mmhg (Bar to Millimeters of Mercury)
- bar to torr
- bar to at (Bar to Atmosphere Technical)
- bar to cmHg (Bar to Centimeters of Mercury)
- bar to cmH2O (Bar to Centimeters of Water)
- bar to daPa (Bar to Dekapascal)
- bar to aPa (Bar to Attopascal)
- bar to dbar (BAR to Decibar)
- bar to dyn/cm²
- EPa to bar (Exapascal to Bar)
- bar to ftH2O (Bar to Foot of water column)
- inH2O to bar (Inch of water column to Bar)
- bar to µbar (Bars to Microbars)
- hPa to mBar (Hectopascal to Millibar)
- bar to g/cm2 (Bar to Grams per Cubic Centimeter)
- bar to fPa (Bar to Femtopascal)
- ksi to kPa (kip/in2 to kilopascal)
- hPa to ksi (Hectopascal to Kip/in2)
- bar to nPa ( Bar to Nanopascal)
- hPa to mPa ( Hectopascal to Megapascal )
- hPa to aPa ( Hectopascal to Attopascal )
- hPa to mmHg (Hectopascal to Millimeter of Mercury)
- GPa to psi (gigapascal to lb/in2)
- kn/sqm to psf (kn/m2 to lb/ft2)
- psi to pa (Pounds per Square Inch to Pascals)
- Bar to inHg (Bar to Inch of mercury)
- mmH2O to mbar (Millimetre of water to Millibar)
- kpa to ksf (kilopascal or KN/m2 to Kip/ft2)
- ksf to mpa (Kip/ft2 to Megapascal)
- atm to hpa (Atmosphere to Hectopascal)
- hPa to torr (Hectopascal to Torr)
- kg/cm2 to hPa (kg force per sq cm to hectopascals)
- mmHg to cmH2O (mm of Mercury to cm of Water)
- inHg to mmHg (inch to millimeter of mercury)
- mbar to atm (Millibar to Standard Atmosphere)
- mbar to gPa (Millibar to Gigapascal)
- mbar to kg/cm2 (millibar to kg/cm2)
- millibar to cmH2O (millibar to cm of water column)
- mtorr to mbar (millitorrs to millibars)
- mmh2o to atm
- mmhg to torr
- mmHg to atm
- mmHg to at
- psi to mmHg (pounds per sq inch to mm of mercury)
- cmHg to mmHg (Centimeter to Millimeter of Mercury)
- inH2O to mmH2O (Inches to millimeters of Water)
- mmH2O to mmHg
- MPa to mmHg (Megapascal to Millimeter of mercury)