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Engineering-wise that is referred to as “15 psia” (psia=pounds-force per square inch absolute) where psia = “gauge” pressure (see below) + local atmospheric pressure or psia = pressure measured WRT a vacuum.
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Strapped to 1.6 million pounds of liquid fuel and two solid rocket boosters pushing 5,600,000 pounds-force of liftoff thrust, it was a thing of beauty that we will never see again.
Gizmodo Jesus Diaz 2011
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In 1998 Nasa lost a $125m Mars orbiter because its software was working in pounds-force, while the hardware was programmed in the SI unit for force, which is...
BBC News - Home 2010
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| Reply psia (pounds-force per square inch absolute) — gauge pressure plus local atmospheric pressure. psid (psi difference) — difference between two pressures. psig (pounds-force per square inch gauge). psivg (psi vented gauge). psisg (psi sealed gauge. wow ...
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