Convert foot water (60°F) to inch mercury (60°F)
Please provide values below to convert foot water (60°F) [ftAq] to inch mercury (60°F) [inHg], or Convert inch mercury (60°F) to foot water (60°F).
How to Convert Foot Water (60°f) to Inch Mercury (60°f)
1 ftAq = 0.884288612168145 inHg
Example: convert 15 ftAq to inHg:
15 ftAq = 15 × 0.884288612168145 inHg = 13.2643291825222 inHg
Foot Water (60°f) to Inch Mercury (60°f) Conversion Table
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Foot Water (60°f)
Foot water (60°F), symbolized as ftAq, is a unit of pressure measurement representing the height of a water column at 60°F that exerts a specific pressure.
History/Origin
The foot water (60°F) unit originated from the use of water column measurements in hydraulic and engineering applications, primarily in the United States, to quantify pressure in terms of the height of a water column at a standard temperature of 60°F.
Current Use
This unit is primarily used in engineering and scientific contexts to measure pressure, especially in fields related to hydraulics, water systems, and fluid dynamics, although it is less common today with the adoption of SI units.
Inch Mercury (60°f)
Inch of mercury (60°F) is a unit of pressure measurement representing the height of a column of mercury 1 inch high at 60°F under standard gravity.
History/Origin
Originally used in barometry and meteorology, the inch of mercury has been a standard unit for measuring atmospheric pressure in the Imperial system since the 19th century.
Current Use
It is still used in some regions, such as the United States, primarily for measuring atmospheric pressure in weather reports and aviation, although it is gradually being replaced by Pascals in scientific contexts.