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Re: Vacuum Terminology

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From: Frank C. Robey X5569
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 1990 07:08
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In article <13027@cbnewsd.ATT.COM> knudsen@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (michael.j.knudsen) writes:
> ...
>Could someone tell me what is the format definition of a Pascal?
>Something simple, like a dyne/cm2? 

According to my Thermo' book 1Pa = 1 Newton/m^2.

> ...
>As the above shows, it is almost but not quite a power of ten
>times one atmosphere.  

Also in my Thermo' book, 1 atm (std) = 101,325 Pa.
                         1 bar       = 100,000 Pa.

My book is C 1976, so there may have been minor changes in the std atm since
then.
Frank Robey
fcr@saturn.wustl.edu	fcr@wuee1.wustl.edu
Electronic Systems and Signals Research Laboratory
Washington University- St. Louis
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