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BarometricPressure

 

BarometricPressure(Elevation) requires one parameter and that it the elevation above sea level in [m] for SI units or [ft] for English System units.  The function returns the standard barometric pressure in the selected EES pressure units up to an elevation of about 12000 m.  Use the Standard_Atmosphere_1976 procedure{link=*! ExecFile("")} to determine the pressure and temperature of the atmosphere for higher elevations.

 

Example:

$UnitSystem SI C kPa

h=1000 [m]

P=barometricpressure(h)

 

{Solution:  P=89.88 kPa}

 

Reference: http://archive.psas.pdx.edu/RocketScience/PressureAltitude_Derived.pdf

 

 

Mathematical functions