the pressure that a gas, in a mixture of gases, would exert if it alone occupied the whole volume occupied by the mixture
partial pressure in the Oil and Gas Industry
(pɑrʃəl prɛʃər)
noun
(Extractive engineering: General)
Partial pressure is the pressure that an individual gas exerts in a mixture of gases, which in distillation can have an effect on boiling, so pressure may have to be increased to achieve the boiling temperature.
The partial pressure of a gas is that portion of the total pressure exerted by any single gas within themixture.
The partial pressure of a single gas is proportional to the percentage of the gas in a mixture of gases.
Partial pressure is the pressure that a gas exerts in a mixture of gases, which in distillation canhave an effect on boiling, so pressure may have to be increased to achieve the boilingtemperature.