Pressure Converters
Pressure is force distributed over an area — the perpendicular push a fluid or solid exerts on each square unit of surface it contacts. The SI unit is the pascal (Pa), defined as one newton per square meter. Because atmospheric pressure is approximately 101,325 Pa, different fields adopt more convenient units: meteorologists use the millibar (mbar) or hectopascal (hPa); engineers use the bar or pound per square inch (psi); physicians measure blood pressure in millimeters of mercury (mmHg); and vacuum scientists work in torr. Every 10 meters of seawater depth adds roughly 1 bar of pressure. Despite this diversity, all pressure units are interconvertible — 1 atmosphere equals 101,325 Pa, 1.01325 bar, 14.696 psi, or 760 mmHg.