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Oxygen-Enhanced Combustion, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Oxygen-Enhanced Combustion, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Charles E. Baukal Jr.
March 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
792 pages
43h 30m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Oxygen-Enhanced Combustion, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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9.4.2 Atmospheric Pressure
Atmospheric pressure refers to the pressure created by a
column of air that extends from the surface of the earth
to several miles above. Initially, engineers developed a
Standard Atmospheric Pressure so that the performance of
aircraft and missiles could be evaluated at a standard
condition. The idea of a standard atmospheric pressure
was rst introduced in the 1920s.
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In 1976, a revised
report was published, which dened the U.S. standard
atmosphere that is the currently accepted standard. Thi ...
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