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Old 08-23-2005, 12:04 PM
Craig
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It's been a while, but the ideal gas law is:

PV=nRT

The ratio you are using assumes the T (absolute temperature of the air) remains constant (i.e., the temperature after it is compressed is still ambient). If the temperature has increased due to compression the the (absolute) pressure will increase by the ratio of the (absolute) temperature change. This may account for some of the difference.
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