Today on Weekly Boiler Tips we dive into the math behind pounds-per-square-inch—and why diameter drops out of the equation.

In this installment of Weekly Boiler Tips we explain how vertical height, pressurized tanks, and steam generation influence boiler pressure measurements. Water weight generates pressure, but other ...

The pressure readout is the product of the liquid column height times the density of the liquid. As long as liquid density remains constant, the measured pressure is directly proportional to the ...

P – Hydrostatic head pressure at the bottom of the tank (usually in inches of water column, feet of water column, bar, psi, Pascal’s, etc.) For instance, take a container of water 8 inches deep. Water ...

In fact, sections of the water column in the ocean are differentiated by pressure, light, temperature, oxygen and mineral nutrients. It is because of these elements that certain sections of the ...

As a member of the alkali metals—the first column in the periodic table ... which is about the pressure of the deep ocean, liquid water is denser than ice, which explains why ice floats ...

As water evaporates up top, it stretches the bonds between interlinked molecules in the column below, generating considerable tension. "The pressure inside the xylem tubes of the tallest trees could ...