Pressure Flashcards
1
Q
nomial force exerted by a fluid per unit area
A
pressure
2
Q
counterpart of pressure in solids
A
nomial pressure
3
Q
actual pressure at a given position
A
absolute pressure
4
Q
difference between the absolute pressure and the local atmospheric pressure
A
gage pressure
5
Q
pressures below atmospheric pressure
A
vacuum pressure
6
Q
Pabs - Patm
A
P gage
7
Q
Patm - Pabs
A
P vac
8
Q
compressive force per unit area and is a scalar quantity (is the same in all directions for a fluid)
A
pressure
