Water and Wastewater Terms Beginning P
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pressure head
The vertical distance equal to the pressure at a specific point. The pressure head is equal to the pressure in pounds per square inch (psi) times 2.31 feet/psi or kiloPascals (kPa) times 1.0 meters/9.81 kPa.
