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Hydrostatic Pressure vs Depth Water Table Chart and Equation - Fluid Flow

Hydraulic and Pneumatic


Hydrostatic pressure is the pressure exerted by a fluid at equilibrium at a given point
within the fluid, due to the force of gravity. Hydrostatic pressure increases in
proportion to depth measured from the surface because of the increasing weight of fluid
exerting downward force from above.
The hydrostatic pressure ve Depth of a liquid Equation:
P=H*d*g
Where:
P = Pressure (Pa, bar, psi, psf)
H = Depth or height of column (m, ft, in)
d = Density of the liquid (kg/m3)
g = Gravity constant (9.80665 m/s2, 32.174 ft/s2 , 21.937 mph/s)

Hydrostatic pressure in a water column - or depth (density of water 1000 kg/m3):

Height of Water
Pressure
Column
(m) (ft) (kPa) (bar) (atm) (psi)
1 3.28 9.81 0.098 0.097 1.42
2 6.56 19.6 0.196 0.194 2.85
3 9.84 29.4 0.294 0.290 4.27
4 13.1 39.2 0.392 0.387 5.69
5 16.4 49.1 0.491 0.484 7.11
6 19.7 58.9 0.589 0.581 8.54
7 23.0 68.7 0.687 0.678 10.0
8 26.2 78.5 0.785 0.775 11.4
9 29.5 88.3 0.883 0.871 12.8
10 32.8 98.1 0.981 0.968 14.2
12 39.4 118 1.18 1.16 17.1
14 45.9 137 1.37 1.36 19.9
16 52.5 157 1.57 1.55 22.8
18 59.0 177 1.77 1.74 25.6
Height of Water
Pressure
Column
(m) (ft) (kPa) (bar) (atm) (psi)
20 65.6 196 1.96 1.94 28.5
25 82.0 245 2.45 2.42 35.6
30 98.4 294 2.94 2.90 42.7
35 115 343 3.43 3.39 49.8
40 131 392 3.92 3.87 56.9
50 164 491 4.91 4.84 71.1
60 197 589 5.89 5.81 85.4
70 230 687 6.87 6.78 100
80 262 785 7.85 7.75 114
90 295 883 8.83 8.71 128
100 328 981 9.81 9.68 142

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