http://www.scubagearhq.com Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:08:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.scubagearhq.com/scuba-gear/using-standard-gear-a-scuba-diver-can-go-to-a-depth-of-130ft-what-is-the-water-pressure-on-him-at-that-depth/ http://www.scubagearhq.com/scuba-gear/using-standard-gear-a-scuba-diver-can-go-to-a-depth-of-130ft-what-is-the-water-pressure-on-him-at-that-depth/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:59:03 +0000 admin http://scubagearhq.com/scuba-gear/using-standard-gear-a-scuba-diver-can-go-to-a-depth-of-130ft-what-is-the-water-pressure-on-him-at-that-depth
Water weighs 62.4 Lb/ft^3
at 130 ft the column of water above him weighs:
130*62.4=8112 lb
That is aso the presure acting per square foot. The pressure per square inch is:
(8112 lb/ft^2)/(144 in^2/ft^2) = 56.33 psi.

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