The Hydrostatic Pressure calculator computes the pressure at the base of a column of fluid based on the height of the column (aka the head), the density of the fluid and the acceleration due to gravity.
INSTRUCTION: Choose units and enter the following:
Hydrostatic Pressure (hp): The calculator returns the pressure in pascals. However this can be automatically converted to compatible units via the pull-down menu.
Hydrostatic pressure is the pressure due to the weight of a fluid in a column such as a vertical pipe.
hp=ρ•g•h
where: