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Bar

A bar is a unit of pressure defined as 100,000 pascals (Pa). It is not an SI unit, but it is widely used in many fields, including meteorology, oceanography, and engineering.

Origin:

The bar was introduced by the Norwegian meteorologist Vilhelm Bjerknes, and it is derived from the Greek word "baros," meaning weight. Although the bar is not an SI unit, it is accepted for use with the SI.

Kilopascal

The kilopascal (kPa) is a unit of pressure in the metric system. It is equal to 1,000 pascals (Pa). Since the pascal is defined as one newton per square meter (N/m²), the kilopascal represents a pressure of 1,000 N/m². It is commonly used to measure pressure in applications like weather (atmospheric pressure), engineering (tire pressure, material strength), and medicine (blood pressure). 1 kPa = 1,000 Pa = 1,000 N/m².

Origin:

The kilopascal derives from the pascal (Pa), which is named after Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), a French mathematician and physicist known for his work in fluid mechanics and pressure. The prefix "kilo-" comes from the Greek word chilioi, meaning a thousand, and is a standard SI prefix denoting a factor of 1,000. The kilopascal is widely used because it is a convenient unit for measuring pressures in the moderate range, where the pascal alone might result in very large numbers.

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1 Bar = 100000 Pascal

1 Bar = 100 Kilopascal

1 Bar = 1e-13 Exapascal

1 Bar = 1e-10 Petapascal

1 Bar = 1e-7 Terapascal

1 Bar = 0.0001 Gigapascal

1 Bar = 0.1 Megapascal

1 Bar = 1000 Hectopascal

1 Bar = 10000 Dekapascal

1 Bar = 1000000 Decipascal

1 Bar = 10000000 Centipascal

1 Bar = 100000000 Millipascal

1 Bar = 100000000000 Micropascal

1 Bar = 100000000000000 Nanopascal

1 Bar = 100000000000000000 Picopascal

1 Bar = 100000000000000000000 Femtopascal

1 Bar = 1e+23 Attopascal

1 Bar = 1 Bar

1 Bar = 14.503773773 Pound/Square Inch

1 Bar = 0.014503773773 Kilopound/Square Inch

1 Bar = 0.9869232667 Atmosphere

1 Bar = 100000 Newton/Square Meter

1 Bar = 10 Newton/Square Centimeter

1 Bar = 0.1 Newton/Square Millimeter

1 Bar = 100 Kilonewton/Square Meter

1 Bar = 1000 Millibar

1 Bar = 1000000 Microbar

1 Bar = 1000000 Dynes/Square Centimeter

1 Bar = 10197.16213 Kilogram-Force/Square Meter

1 Bar = 1.019716213 Kilogram-Force/Square Centimeter

1 Bar = 0.0101971621 Kilogram-Force/Square Millimeter

1 Bar = 1019.716213 Gram-Force/Square Centimeter

1 Bar = 1.044271711 Ton-Force (Short)/Square Foot

1 Bar = 0.9323854568 Ton-Force (Long)/Square Foot

1 Bar = 0.0072518869 Ton-Force (Short)/Square Inch

1 Bar = 0.006474899 Ton-Force (Long)/Square Inch

1 Bar = 0.0145037738 Kip-Force/Square Inch

1 Bar = 2088.5434233 Pound-Force/Square Foot

1 Bar = 14.503773773 Pound-Force/Square Inch

1 Bar = 67196.897514 Poundal/Square Foot

1 Bar = 750.0616827 torr

1 Bar = 75.00637554 Centimeter Mercury (0°C)

1 Bar = 750.06375542 Millimeter Mercury (0°C)

1 Bar = 29.530058647 Inch Mercury (32°F)

1 Bar = 29.6133971 Inch Mercury (60°F)

1 Bar = 1019.7442889 Centimeter Water (4°C)

1 Bar = 10197.442889 Millimeter Water (4°C)

1 Bar = 401.47421331 Inch Water (4°C)

1 Bar = 33.456229215 Foot Water (4°C)

1 Bar = 401.85980719 Inch Water (60°F)

1 Bar = 33.488317266 Foot Water (60°F)

1 Bar = 1.019716213 Atmosphere Technical