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Old 10-26-2011, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles View Post
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"Intake pressure".

1 ata is a technical atmospheres (at = technical atmosphere, a = absolut) and 1 at equals 735mm HG. Which makes 990mm 1.35 ata.

1 atm is a physical atmosphere and 1 atm equals 760 mm HG.

Some experts can't tell the two apart and come up with 1.28 ata for 980mm, which is wrong.

Last edited by JtD; 10-26-2011 at 07:29 PM.
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