p sut p sut l thc o ca n v lc trn mt n v din tch ca vt cht (hoc h thng).

n l nguyn do bi s va chm ca phn t ca loi vt cht no vi ranh gii ca h thng. nh cc nguyn t nm vo tng, l lc ca chng khi c y tng xa hn. Kt qu lc ca tt c s va chm l nguyn nhn ca p sut trn h thng ca tt c mi trng xung quanh. p sut l n v s dng thng xuyn n v l lbf/in2 (psi). Cc thang o p sut Khi p sut c o trong h chn khng, n c gi l p sut tuyt i (psia). Khi ti p sut kh quyn (14.7 psi), n gi l p sut tiu chun (psig). Cc thang o p sut sau c pht trin bi v tt c cc p sut u qui v p sut khng khi m trong kh quyn. do cc my o p sut c s sai khc vi p sut ca cht lng khi n kt ni vi khng kh xung quanh. Nu p sut mt ni thp hn kh quyn, n c ch nh nh chn khng. M chn khng l tng ph hp vi p sut bng khng. Tt c cc gi tr p sut tuyt i u xc nh, bi s khc bit s cho ta bit quan h, iu c coi l khng tng vi cc cht lu no. Cc p sut l dng nu cao hn p sut kh quyn v m nu thp hn p sut kh quyn. Hnh 2 ch ra mi quan h p sut tuyt i, p sut qui chun, chn khng v p sut kh quyn, nh phn trnh 1-9 va 1-10