Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

mBar

English translation:

.1 kPa

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Oct 31, 2004 05:55
19 yrs ago
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Swedish term

mBar

Swedish to English Tech/Engineering Energy / Power Generation
as in "LPG pressure: 300 mBar"
this is a technical term certainly, having something to do with pressure. (perhaps something like "PSI" - but how to translate this?)
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 Pa (unit conversion needed)

Proposed translations

+3
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Pa (unit conversion needed)

the metric unit for pressure is Pa. 100000 Pa = 1 bar, so
300 mbar = 0.3bar = 30000 Pa or 30 kPa.
I would write 30 kPa

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Note added at 3 hrs 31 mins (2004-10-31 09:27:21 GMT)
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Apparently the ProZ.com <a href=\"http://www.proz.com/?sp=convert\">unit conversion tool</a> does not support units for pressure

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Note added at 3 hrs 32 mins (2004-10-31 09:28:05 GMT)
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The URL should be http://www.proz.com/?sp=convert
Peer comment(s):

agree shewid : Millibar (mBar) is an obsolete unit for pressure. 1 mBar = 1 hPa (hectopascal), 10 hPa = 1 kPa (kilopascal)
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Thank you!
agree Nigel Skipper (X) : Obsolete it may be, but it is still used very frequently, even in Sweden - try watching a weather forecast. This isn't a language question either, both Sweden and England still use Bar and Pa.
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Thank you!
agree Marie Andersson (Allen)
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Thank you!
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