can anyone explain what the units of measure KPa are?

kilo pascals a unit of pressure which is 1000 N/m^2

Kpa Units

There are 101.325 Kpa in 1 atm (atmospheric pressure). Kpa is merely different units for pressure. A Pa (pascal) is 1.01325*10^5 N/m^2 (newtons per meters squared). Therefore, Kpa, Pa, atm are all measurments of force acting on surface area.

kPa (kiloPascals) is a measure of pressure equal to 1000 Pascals.

Pressure is a force applied over an area.

The SI unit of force is the Newton. The SI unit of area is the square meter (m^2).

A Pascal is defined as a force of 1 Newton appied over an area of 1 m^2.

1 Pa = 1 N/m^2

1 kPa = 1000 Pa = 1000 N/m^2

PSI (pounds per square inch) is defined as the name indicated as the force exerted by 1 pound over an area of 1 square inch.

KPa = kilo pascal = 1000 pascal

pascal = newton per meter square.

because Pascal was the guy who define pressure, i think.

101325 pa = 1 atm (atmospheric pressure)

6 894.76 pa = 1 psi (pound per square inch)

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