How Do You Convert A Water Column To Pounds Of Pressure?
A column of water functions to provide pressure in multiple structures. In water towers, the column forces water out of your tap. In a water cooler, it does the same. In a water-based barometer, it measures weather conditions. It can be shown, by measuring the weight in a column of water, that each foot of height of a water column exerts a pressure of 0.43 pounds per square inch (PSI) at the bottom of the column. Imagine a rectangular column demarcation contained within the water column such that the demarcation’s cross-section is one inch by one inch and its height rises all the way to the top of the water level. The reason the water to the front, the back, the left and the right of this rectangular demarcation can be ignored in calculations is that the outside water presses with a net force perpendicular to the column’s side, not upward or downward. Therefore, the water inside the demarcation can be considered in isolation to determine pressure. Weigh the water in the column. A cubic
