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POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH DIFFERENTIAL [1 record]

Record 1 1994-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Physics
  • Helicopters (Military)
OBS

"pounds per square inch differential": Term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Physique
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
OBS

Le terme "pression différentielle en lb/po2 [pour "en livres par pouce carré"] a été uniformisé par le CUTA-Hélicoptères.

OBS

Le terme "psi différentiel" est une proposition sur le modèle de "psi absolu" relevé dans la source OCDE-118.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Física
  • Helicópteros (Militar)
DEF

Diferencia de presión entre dos puntos de un sistema, como entre el fondo y la boca de un pozo o entre las dos regiones comunicadas por un orificio. Se mide en libras por pulgada cuadrada.

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