Meaning of psia | Babel Free

Definitions

Initialism of pounds per square inch absolute (an imperial unit of absolute, not relative, pressure; meaning total resultant pressure, including atmospheric or other ambient pressure).

abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

“Double base propellants often require ignition pressures of as much as 400 psia to avoid the problem of chuffing or hangfires.”

CEFR level