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What is absolute pressure?

(a) Momentum pressure to thermal pressure

(b) Thermal pressure to momentum pressure

(c) Atmospheric pressure plus gauge pressure

(d) Atmospheric pressure by gauge pressure

The question was posed to me in final exam.

My question comes from Effect of Acceleration in  Suction and Delivery Pipes on Indicator Diagrams topic in section Indicator Diagrams of Fluid Mechanics

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The correct choice is (c) Atmospheric pressure plus gauge pressure

Explanation: Absolute pressure is defined as the summation of Atmospheric pressure plus gauge pressure. This equation provides the answer in units of pressure. The obtained psi can be converted to units of head.

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