Formula: Mechanical Pressure Force    Area

Formula: Mechanical Pressure
Mechanical Pressure (Force per Area) on a Plate

Pressure

Unit
Pressure is the result of a force \( \class{red}{F} \) acting orthogonally on a surface area \( A \). The pressure is abbreviated with the Greek capital letter 'Pi'.

Force

Unit
Force acting orthogonally (perpendicularly) on each point of the surface \(A\).

Area

Unit
It is the surface area on which the force \(\class{red}{F}\) acts.

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