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A Short History of Vacuum Terminology and Technology
A brief description of the relevant work of a number of scientists who are famous for work relating to gases or vacuums.
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Variation of pressure with depth
An exploration of the variation of pressure with depth which gives derivation of general formula relating pressures at two points in a fluid separated by a depth 'h'.
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How Vacuum Cleaners Work
In its 100-year history, the electric vacuum cleaner has become an indispensable home appliance for most people, and it's obvious why. This site goes through the basic science behind the humble ...
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Bell Jar
Fun demonstration of air pressure with shaving foam and a vacuum pump.
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Atmospheric Pressure
The fundamental SI unit of pressure is the Pascal (Pa), but it is a small unit so kPa is the most common direct pressure unit for atmospheric pressure. 1 mm Hg is an old unit of pressure ...
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How Thermoses (Vacuum Flasks) Work
An excellent description of how Thermoses (Vacuum Flasks) work using heat transfer principles. From HowStuffWorks.com. An extremely good, informative site.
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Pressure Unit Conversions
Pressure is a measure of the force against a surface. Pressure is usually expressed as a force per unit area. Here is a handy conversion calculator for some common pressure terms. The definitions of ...
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GCSE Physics: Pressure
An introduction to pressure which discusses various everyday applications and the relationship between pressure and surface area.
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Pressure
Pressure is defined as force per unit area. It is usually more convenient to use pressure rather than force to describe the influences upon fluid behavior.
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Welcome to the Pressure Chamber
In this series of experiments, you will control the action of a piston in a pressure chamber which is filled with an ideal gas. The gas is defined by four states: Temperature Volume or density ...
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