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2.3 Absolute and relative pressure
Pressure is defined in two dierent ways: absolute pressure or relative
pressure. Absolute pressure refers to the absolute zero, and absolute
pressure can thus only be a positive number. Relative pressure refers to the
pressure of the surroundings. A positive relative pressure means that the
pressure is above the barometric pressure, and a negative relative pressure
means that the pressure is below the barometric pressure.
The absolute and relative definition is also known from temperature
measurement where the absolute temperature is measured in Kelvin [K] and
the relative temperature is measured in Celsius [ ° C]. The temperature measured
in Kelvin is always positive and refers to the absolute zero. In contrast, the
temperature in Celsius refers to water’s freezing point at 273.15K and can
therefore be negative.
The barometric pressure is measured as absolute pressure. The barometric
pressure is aected by the weather and altitude. The conversion from relative
pressure to absolute pressure is done by adding the current barometric pressure
to the measured relative pressure:
[ ]
Pa
ppp
dyn
(2.1)
(2.2)
(2.5)
(2.6)
(2.7)
stattot
+ =
[ ]
PaV
2
1
2
1
2
1
p
2
dyn
⋅ ⋅ = ρ
[ ]
Papppp
geodynstattot
∆ + ∆ + ∆
p∆
p∆
∆ =
[ ]
Papp
stat, instat, outstat
− =
[ ]
PaVV
2
in
2
outdyn
⋅⋅−⋅ ⋅ = ρ ρ
(2.8)
2
1
[
]
Pa
D
1
D
1
4
Q
p
4
in
4
out
2
dyn








− ⋅








⋅ ⋅ =
π
ρΔ
(2.9)
[ ]
Pagzp
geo
⋅ ⋅ ∆ = ∆ ρ
(2.10)
(2.3)
(2.4)
(2.11)
(2.13)
(2.14)
(2.12)






= ⋅ + +
2
22
s
m
Constantzg
2
V
p
ρ
[ ]
Pappp
barrelabs
+ =
[ ]
m
g
p
H
tot
⋅
=
ρ
Δ
[ ]
WQpQgHP
tothyd
⋅ ∆ = ⋅⋅ ⋅ = ρ
[ ]
⋅ 100 %
[ ]
⋅ 100 %
[ ]
⋅ 100 %
=
2
hyd
hyd
P
P
η
=
1
hyd
tot
P
P
η
[ ]
WP
2
P
1
P
hyd
> >
(2.15)
(2.16)
(2.17)
(2.17a)
(2.18)
(2.19)
⋅⋅=
hydmotorcontroltot
ηηηη
( )
[ ]
m
g
pp
NPSH
vapourabs,tot,in
A
⋅
−
=
ρ
[ ]
mNPSH = NPSH
3%
NPSH
RA
0.5 +>
NPSH
A
>
[ ]
mNPSH = NPSH
3%
or
R
S
A
.
[ ]
m
g
p
H
g
p
NPSH
p
vapour
suction pipe
,loss
geo
bar
A
⋅
∆
− −
+
⋅ ⋅
=
ρ
ρ
9.81m
23
A
Pa 7375 3500 Pa
m 3
sm992.2kg
101300 Pa
NPSH −−−
⋅ 9.81m
23
sm992.2kg ⋅ 9.81m
23
sm992.2kg ⋅
=
9.81m
23
A
47400 Pa
1 m 3 m
sm973 kg
-27900 Pa + 101000 Pa
+ 500 Pa
NPSH − −+
⋅ 9.81m
23
sm973 kg ⋅
=
6.3mNPSH
A
=
4.7mNPSH
A
=
[ ]
m
g
p
HH
g
pp
NPSH
vapour
loss, pipegeo
barstat,in
A
⋅
−−+
⋅
+ +
=
ρ
ρ
[
( )
0.5
.
ρ
.
V 1
2
In practise, static pressure is measured by means of three dierent types of
pressure gauges:
• Anabsolutepressuregauge,suchasabarometer,measurespressure 
relative to absolute zero.
• Anstandardpressuregaugemeasuresthepressurerelativetothe
atmospherich pressure. This type of pressure gauge is the most
commonly used.
• Adierentialpressuregaugemeasuresthepressuredierence 
between the two pressure taps independent of the barometric pressure.