Unit
7:Pressure
At
the
end
of
this
unit,
a
student
should
be
able
to
define the term pressure in terms of force and area
recall and apply the relationship
pressure = force /area
to new situations or to solve relatedproblems
describe and explain the transmission of pressure in hydraulic systems with particularreference to the hydraulic press
recall and apply the relationship
pressure due to a liquid column = height of column xdensity of the liquid x gravitational field strength
to new situations or to solve relatedproblems
describe how the height of a liquid column may be used to measure the atmosphericpressure
describe the use of a manometer in the measurement of pressure difference.
1. Pressure
•Pressure is theforce acting normallyper unit area•Pressure = Force
FPA
Area•P = F/A•SI Unit:Pascal (Pa) orNewton per square metre(N/m
2
)
Example 1
•The weight of a man is 600 N.Calculate the pressure he exerted onthe floor if he is wearing a pair of track shoes and the area of contact of each shoe with the ground is 0.02 m
2
.•Pressure = F/A= 600/(2x0.02) =15 000 Pa
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