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guage pressure or absolute pressure.....

guage pressure or absolute pressure.....

guage pressure or absolute pressure.....

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Is the design pressure p in British standard BS 5500:1994 in gauge pressure or absolute pressure??

From the equation e = pDi/(2f-p)

A bit silly but want to make sure that............

RE: guage pressure or absolute pressure.....


If your are referring to a standard for pressure vessels, etc. the pressure is surely gauge or differential pressure and not absolute pressure.

RE: guage pressure or absolute pressure.....

Design pressure is a pressure difference across vessel wall, and is indeed a gauge pressure at least when the outside pressure is atmospheric.

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