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If you do not know what "psia" is, you probably should not be visiting this website.
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"The best pressure differential the team can reliably achieve is 2 psia."
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The best pressure differential the team can reliably achieve is 2 psia.
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And I would say that if you can't tell when to use psi, psid, or psia in a given situation, as apparently neither you nor Edward knows, then you shouldn't be coming here either.
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The triple point of UF6 occurs at 22 pounds per square inch, absolute (psia) and 147°F (64°C).
Uranium hexafluoride 2007
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Engineering-wise that is referred to as “15 psia” (psia=pounds-force per square inch absolute) where psia = “gauge” pressure (see below) + local atmospheric pressure or psia = pressure measured WRT a vacuum.
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Pa = saturation pressure at the air dew point psia
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Pw = saturation vapor pressure of the pond water psia
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"Nonconformance: RH Rock Fuel Supply Module (FSM) system pressure dropped from 123 to 24 psia," notes the presentation.
NASASpaceFlight.com 2010
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"Nonconformance: RH Rock Fuel Supply Module (FSM) system pressure dropped from 123 to 24 psia," notes the presentation.
NASASpaceFlight.com 2010
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