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How Many Types Of Pressure?

How Many Types Of Pressure?

Edited By Team Careers360 | Updated on Mar 20, 2023 05:09 PM IST

There are five common types of pressure.

The force exerted per unit area of an object's surface at right angles to that surface is referred to as pressure. Specific sensors can measure various sorts of pressure. The International System (SI's) pascal (Pa) unit of pressure is represented by the letter "Pa." A scalar quantity, such as pressure, has only magnitude and no directional vector properties. Practically, In the case of fluids(liquids and gases), it is a force that originates from the combined energy of the gas or liquid touching that surface and acts uniformly on all surfaces to which it is exposed. Absolute and gauge pressure are the two fundamental types of pressure. They are separated from one another by the reference pressure.

The factors that impact the pressure due to a liquid at any point are as follows:

  • How far away from the liquid's free surface is that point (i.e h)?

  • The liquid's density (i.e ⍴).

  • Gravitational acceleration (g)

Background wave

I.e A point's pressure is determined by its distance from the liquid's free surface, the fluid density, and the acceleration brought on by gravity.

And the corresponding formula is given by

1679312310722 P=\rho gh

As a result, the pressure will rise as you raise the liquid's density, the depth at which the point is situated, and gravitational acceleration.

And fall off when you lower the liquid's density, depth, and gravitational acceleration.

Although gravity's acceleration is typically considered constant, it varies depending on the location. Similar to how gravity at the poles is a little higher than at the equator.

The following formula yields it:

P = F/A =mg/A.

Where P= Pressure; F= Force; A= Surface Area

Examples

An illustration of pressure in daily life

  • Instead of using a blunt knife to cut fruit or vegetables, use a sharp one so that more pressure is put on the product and it cuts more easily.
  • To exert extra pressure on the wall, the nails fastened to it have very sharp points at the end.
  • Labourers place a round piece of cloth on their heads to expand the surface area and decrease the pressure so that heavyweights may be applied.

Types Of Pressure

The common types of pressure are:- Atmospheric pressure, Absolute pressure, Differential Pressure, Gauge Pressure and Vacuum Pressure.

  • Absolute Pressure: Absolute pressure is measured with respect to a full vacuum.

The pressure in empty, free space, is called absolute pressure. Absolute pressure is referred to as Pabs. It is also known as Hydrostatic pressure. Absolute Pressure is always positive, It can never be zero. In presence of atmospheric pressure, the absolute pressure is the sum of gauge pressure and atmospheric pressure.

  • Atmospheric Pressure: Atmospheric pressure, also known as barometric pressure, is the pressure within the earth's atmosphere. The ambient pressure at sea level equals 1 atm, or 101325 Pa, considered a standard base value.

  • Differential Pressure: As the name implies, differential pressure is the difference between two pressure readings. The pressure acquired will be lower than either, and the differential pressure obtained unit is the same.

Pd = P2 - P1

(Differential Pressure = Final Pressure - Initial Pressure)

  • Gauge Pressure: Gauge Pressure is known as the pressure difference between absolute and atmospheric pressure. It may be positive or negative or zero depending on the situation. Positive gauge pressure means absolute pressure at that point is greater than the atmospheric pressure at that point. Similarly, negative gauge pressure means absolute pressure at that point is less than the atmospheric pressure at that point. And for zero gauge pressure, both atmospheric pressure at that point and absolute pressure at that point are equal.

  • Vacuum Pressure: Vacuum pressure is the measurement of pressure that is less than atmospheric pressure. As a result, the vacuum pressure is represented by the negative gauge pressure. Vacuums are generated when pressures are lower than those of the atmosphere. In reality, the vacuum will only partially be attained and is called the partial vacuum. The absolute pressure is expectedly to be low when there is a strong vacuum.

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