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AutoQuiz: How Do You Calculate Absolute PSI?

Written by Joel Don | Oct 30, 2015 1:00:55 PM

AutoQuiz is edited by Joel Don, ISA's social media community manager.

This automation industry quiz question comes from the ISA Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) program. Certified Control System Technicians calibrate, document, troubleshoot, and repair/replace instrumentation for systems that measure and control level, temperature, pressure, flow, and other process variables. Click this link for more information about the CCST program.

A gauge pressure of 195 psi is roughly what in absolute psi?

a) 151
b) 164
c) 178
d) 210
e) none of the above

Add Patmospheric (14.7 lbf/in2) to Pgauge (195 lbf/in2) to get the best answer, D.

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