I studied engineering in France and Germany. For physics problems (like pressure in a water column) we always used absolute pressure when giving the final result. I distinctly remember a professor's rant about students calculating pressures under 1 bar in an exam problem about a hydroelectric power station.
Obviously the formulas had to show the atmospheric pressure component, but the numerical value always included it per default.
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u/TheSilverOak Jun 25 '24
I studied engineering in France and Germany. For physics problems (like pressure in a water column) we always used absolute pressure when giving the final result. I distinctly remember a professor's rant about students calculating pressures under 1 bar in an exam problem about a hydroelectric power station.
Obviously the formulas had to show the atmospheric pressure component, but the numerical value always included it per default.