Measures of
Pressure
1 pound per square inch = 144 pounds
per square foot =
0.068 atmosphere = 2.042 inches of Mercury at 68 deg. F = 27.7 inches of
Water at 62 deg. F = 2.31 feet of Water at 68 deg. F
1 Atmosphere = 30 inches of mercury at 62 deg F = 14.7 pounds per square
inch = 2116.3 pounds per square foot = 33.95 feet of water at 68 deg F.
1 Foot of water at 68 deg F = 62.355 pounds per square foot = 0.433
pounds per square inch
1 Inch of Mercury at 68 deg F = 1.132 feet of water = 13.58 inches of
water = 0.491 pounds per square inch
Column of water 12 inches high, 1 inch in diameter = .341 pounds
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