Last edited 18 Nov 2022

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Gauge pressure

Pressurisation of Closed Heating and Cooling Systems (BG82 2022), by Rob Clemson, published by BSRIA in October 2022, suggests that gauge pressure (or bar gauge):

Equates to absolute pressure minus (–) 1.0 bar.

[Atmospheric pressure at sea level = 1.0 bar,

Gauge pressure at sea level = 0.0 bar]

--BSRIA

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