the outside numbers are pounds per square inch
the inside are kilopascal, both are units of pressure.
1 lb per sq in. equals 6.895 kPa
basically one is standard one is metric.
your formula doesnt work, you may as well throw a dart at a dart board, see where it lands to calculate compression ratio, it would be just as accurate.
Last edited by rubberneck; Aug 5, 2005 at 06:28 AM.