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mBar

English translation: .1 kPa

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Swedish term or phrase:mBar
English translation:.1 kPa
Entered by: Charlesp

05:55 Oct 31, 2004
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
Swedish term or phrase: mBar
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?)
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 15:49
Pa (unit conversion needed)
Explanation:
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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Local time: 15:49
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Thanks for the answer, and the details.
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Pa (unit conversion needed)


Explanation:
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

OpenTranslation
Local time: 15:49
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for the answer, and the details.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  shewid: Millibar (mBar) is an obsolete unit for pressure. 1 mBar = 1 hPa (hectopascal), 10 hPa = 1 kPa (kilopascal)
46 mins
  -> 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.
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
agree  Marie Andersson (Allen)
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
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