Question

What is 100 kPa in psia?

Answer 1

The pressure in pounds per square inch (psi) equals 14.50 psi.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since psi stands for 'pounds per square inch' and Pascals stands for 'Newtons per square meters'

We can write the given pressure as

`Pressure=100kPa\\\\Pressure=100* 10^(3)N/m^(2)`

Now since 1 Newton of force equals 0.22481 Pound force also

since 1 meter equals 39.37 inches

Using the above values we get

`Pressure=100* 10^(3)* (0.22481lb)/((39.37)^(2)inch^(2))`

thus the pressure becomes

`Pressure=100* 10^(3)* (0.22481)/((39.31)^(2))pounds/inch^(2)\\\\Pressure=14.50psi`