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Common Boiler Formulas - WATER COLUMN

How high is a column of water that exerts 42.43 psi at the bottom of the column?

WC = P / 0.433
                        WC = P / 0.433
                        WC = 42.43 / 0.433
                        WC = 97.99
                        WC = 97.99

Where,

                        WC         water column
                        P             pressure
                        0.433      constant (force per 1 ft of water depth)


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