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Pressure Conversion
From the user, a value for atmospheric pressure (𝑃 )is given to be converted to different pressure units. To convert between inches of mercury (𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔 )and millimeters of mercury (𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔 )or torr, use the formulas below:
𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
= 25. 4 × 𝑃
𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔
𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔
= 0. 03937008 × 𝑃
𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔 To convert between inches of mercury (𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔 )and millibars (𝑚𝑏 ) or hectopascals (ℎ𝑃𝑎 ), use the formulas below:
𝑚𝑏
= 33. 8639 × 𝑃
𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔
𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔
= 0. 0295300 × 𝑃
𝑚𝑏 To convert between inches of mercury (𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔 )and kilopascals (𝑘𝑃𝑎 ), use the formulas below:
𝑘𝑃𝑎
= 33. 8639 ×
𝑃𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔
𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔
= 0. 295300 × 𝑃
𝑘𝑃𝑎 To convert between inches of mercury (𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔 )and pounds per square inch (𝑝𝑠𝑖 ), use the formulas below:
𝑝𝑠𝑖
= 0. 491130 × 𝑃
𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔
𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔
= 2. 03602 × 𝑃
𝑝𝑠𝑖
To convert between torr or millimeters of mercury (𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔 )and millibars (𝑚𝑏 )or hectopascals (ℎ𝑃𝑎 ), use the formulas below:
𝑚𝑏
= 1. 333224 × 𝑃
𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
= 0. 750062 × 𝑃
𝑚𝑏 To convert between torr or millimeters of mercury (𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔 )and kilopascals (𝑘𝑃𝑎 ), use the formulas below:
𝑘𝑃𝑎
= 0. 1333224 × 𝑃
𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
= 7. 50062 × 𝑃
𝑘𝑃𝑎 To convert between torr or millimeters of mercury (𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔 )and pounds per square inch (𝑝𝑠𝑖 ) , use the formulas below:
𝑝𝑠𝑖
= 0. 0193368 × 𝑃
𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
= 51. 7149 × 𝑃
𝑝𝑠𝑖 To convert between millibars (𝑚𝑏 ) or hectopascals (ℎ𝑃𝑎 )and kilopascals (𝑘𝑃𝑎 ), use the formulas below:
𝑘𝑃𝑎
𝑃𝑚𝑏
𝑚𝑏
= 10 × 𝑃
𝑘𝑃𝑎
the formulas below:
𝑎𝑡𝑚
= 0. 0680457 × 𝑃
𝑝𝑠𝑖
𝑝𝑠𝑖
= 14. 6960 × 𝑃
𝑎𝑡𝑚 To convert between standard atmosphere (𝑎𝑡𝑚 )and millibars (𝑚𝑏 )or hectopascals (ℎ𝑃𝑎 ) , use the formulas below:
𝑎𝑡𝑚
= 0. 0009869233 × 𝑃
𝑚𝑏
𝑚𝑏
= 1013. 250 × 𝑃
𝑎𝑡𝑚 To convert between standard atmosphere (𝑎𝑡𝑚 )and kilopascals (𝑘𝑃𝑎 ), use the formulas below:
𝑎𝑡𝑚
= 0. 009869233 × 𝑃
𝑘𝑃𝑎
𝑘𝑃𝑎
= 101. 3250 × 𝑃
𝑎𝑡𝑚
