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A BAR is a metric unit of pressure equal to one million dynes. A dynes is defined as the force that imparts to a mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second. For comparision to units of measure you probably better understand: A Bar is equal to 0.9869 Atmospheres or ~14.51 PSI. Curt >I had a friend ask me what the measurement on his watch stands for. >It reads: Water Resistant to 15 BAR. > >I was not sure what depth this was equivalent to. Ive heard BAR >used to rate manifolds, but have not had this measurement explained >to me. > >A brief explanation would be appreciated, I'm at work and have no >references material at hand. > >Thanks and Regards >Dan >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. Curt W. Smitka Phone: (313) 747-0252 Administrative Manager Fax: (313) 936-8620 Reproductive Sciences Program Email: cwsmitka@um*.ed* University of Michigan 1109 300 North Ingalls Bldg Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0404
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