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PRONUNCIATION OF PRESSURE HEAD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRESSURE HEAD

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Pressure head is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRESSURE HEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pressure head

In fluid mechanics, pressure head is the internal energy of a fluid due to the pressure exerted on its container. It may also be called static pressure head or simply static head. It is mathematically expressed as: where is pressure head; is fluid pressure; and is the specific weight is the density of the fluid is acceleration due to gravity Note that in this equation, the pressure term may be gauge pressure or absolute pressure, depending on the design of the container and whether it is open to the ambient air or sealed without air.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRESSURE HEAD

pressure
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pressure gradient
pressure group
pressure point
pressure sore
pressure suit
pressure ulcer
pressure vessel
pressure-cook
pressure-feed
pressured
pressureless
pressurisation
pressuriser
pressurization
pressurize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRESSURE HEAD

against the head
ahead
big head
cylinder head
department head
deputy head
give head
hit the nail on the head
keep one´s head
knock on the head
machine head
make head
off one´s head
on one´s head
pan and tilt head
read head
read-write head
short head
shower head
swollen head
year head

Synonyms and antonyms of pressure head in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pressure head» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRESSURE HEAD

Find out the translation of pressure head to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pressure head from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pressure head» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

压头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cabeza de presión
570 millions of speakers

English

pressure head
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दबाव सिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رئيس ضغط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

напорные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cabeça de pressão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাপ মাথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tête de pression
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketua tekanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Druckkopf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

圧力水頭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

압력 수두
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Meksa kepala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chịu áp lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழுத்தம் தலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दबाव डोके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Basınç kafası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prevalenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciśnieniowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напірні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cap de presiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κεφάλι πίεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

druk kop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tryckhuvud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

presset hodet
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pressure head

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESSURE HEAD»

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Pressure Head
Some secrets are better left hidden.
J.L. Merrow, 2012
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Soil Mechanics
Pressure head, hv = the pressure divided by the unit weight of fluid. 2. Elevation head, he = the distance from the datum. 3. Total head, h = hP + he = the sum of pressure head and elevation head. When dealing with flow through pipes and ...
T. William Lambe, 1969
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Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils
The gravitational head distribution in the a-direction is zero at point A (i.e., datum) , and increases linearly to a gravitational head of (H cos2a) at ground surface. The pore- water pressure head at a point in the a-direction must be negative and  ...
D. G. Fredlund, Harianto Rahardjo, 1993
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Slurry Transport Using Centrifugal Pumps
By convention, it is expressed in terms of head of the liquid being pumped, using the term 'Net Positive Suction Head or NPSH to denote the difference between the total absolute head at the pump suction and the vapour-pressure head. If Hs is ...
K. C. Wilson, 2006
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Marine Auxiliary Machinery
Some of the pressure head generated will be lost in overcoming the friction of the discharge pipe Hf , some in the static head of the pipe system Hsj, and some in the pressure head acting on the free surface at the terminal point Hed. There will  ...
H D MCGEORGE, 1998
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Microirrigation for Crop Production: Design, Operation, and ...
estimate the location and the value of the minimum pressure head. Then determine the pressure head ratio and resultant emitter flow variation (qvar, Eq. 5.41) and compare with the criteria established in Step 1. 13. If the computed value of ...
‎2006
7
Practical Hydraulics
2.7 Pressure head Engineers often refer to pressure in terms of metres of water rather than as a pressure in kN/m2. So, referring to the pressure calculation in the box, instead of saying the pressure is 29.43 kN/m2 they will say the pressure is 3  ...
Melvyn Kay, 2007
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Boundaries of Rock Mechanics: Recent Advances and Challenges ...
Their mechanism of rock breaking is different, but the fundamental process of pressure head pushedintotherockisthesame. Manyresearcherscar- ried out the study with different methods on this process and obtained a series of productions by ...
Meifeng Cai, Jin'an Wang, 2008
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Analytical Principles of the Production of Oil, Gas, and ...
These are to be discussed in section 21. Mechanical energy possessed by a fluid within a reservoir may be due to either one of two sources. The first is in virtue of a hydrostatic pressure head, the weight of a column of liquid bearing upon the ...
‎1928
10
Practical Hydraulics Handbook, Second Edition
There is no energy change - no input due to depth (Pressure Head). Pressure Head and Velocity Head are the same at Point 1 and Point 2, and the slope of the channel (the open channel equivalent of Elevation Head) is overcoming the ...
Barbara Hauser, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESSURE HEAD»

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Eskimos defence hitting their stride
The players have thrived under the up-front pressure head coach Chris Jones's blitzing schemes are designed around. The fact much of the ... «Edmonton Sun, Jul 15»
2
Under-Pressure Head Of Hungary's Tax Authority Resigns
Ildikó Vida has resigned from her post as head of Hungary's tax authority NAV, the economy ministry said. Until a successor is appointed, vice ... «Hungary Today, Jul 15»
3
Central Railway aims to save Rs 1.44 cr per year by rain water …
These crushed stones provide a medium to collect the rain water and create the pressure head which increases the percolation rate of soil. «Niticentral, Jun 15»
4
Cadiz (CDZI) , Lucid Energy Enter JV for ARZC Power Creation
Water passes through spherical, lift-based turbines and causes them to spin, generating electricity from the water flow and pressure head ... «StreetInsider.com, Jun 15»
5
The black art of deep hole drilling
On single tube systems (STS), a guide bushing is always used and is mounted in the pressure head which clamps up against the component.”. «Canadian Metalworking, May 15»
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Clayton, Stapleton save best …
... Clayton took the pressure head on. Stapleton just had fun. Clayton placed second in the Class AA girls' triple jump, and Stapleton, competing ... «Indiana Gazette, May 15»
7
Geckos top Cougars in nail-biter shootout
Talledo, generally more of a facilitator for Naden and senior Zoe Surber, decided early on she was going to meet the pressure head on. «Pacific Daily News, May 15»
8
'Canelo' vs. Kirkland in Potential Fight of the Year
“In order to get Kirkland's respect, you've got to 'mano a mano'... he [Canelo] has to meet Kirkland's pressure head on, sit in the pocket, ... «FightSaga, May 15»
9
Newcastle United v West Brom: Carver calls on fans to show support
Newcastle United's under-pressure head coach John Carver has pleaded with the fans to get behind the team as they look to arrest an alarming run of form ... «Sportal.com.au, May 15»
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Ulster clash gives Leinster chance to pick themselves up
... the one area where Madigan is established as a world-class operator, could come back to haunt the under pressure head coach. Regardless ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»

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