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7 Appendix C———_
Conversion Factors
During this period of transition there is a constant need for conversions between BG.
and ST units (see Table 1.2). Some additional conversions are given here. Conversion
factors are given inside the front cover.
Length
T= 12in=03018m
[mi = 5280 = 1600.344 m
[nautica ile (ai) = 6076 f= 1852 m
Iyd=311= 09148 m
1 angstzom (A) = LO E10 m,
Volume
TR = 0028317 mt
TUS. gal = 231 in’ = 0.008784 m
0.035315
2.9574 B-S mt?
9.4635 E—4 mi!
bart = 42.US. gal
15899 m?*
Mase
14598 kg
T slug = 32.174 Ibm
bm = 0.4536 kg
I short ton = 2000 tbe = 907.185 ke,
anne = 1000 kg
TUS. ounce = 0.02835 ke
‘Area
0.092903 m?
I mi = 2.78784 £7 18 = 259 B6 mi!
acre = 43,560 f= 40469 mi
hectare (ha) = 10,000 i?
Velocity ‘Acceleration
Tvs = 0.3008 ws 5048 wise
mill = 1.466666 us = 0.44708 ms
kn = 1 nmifh = 1.6878 fs = 05144 mis
kn = 1.1508 mite
Mass flow ‘Volume ow
Tslugis = 14.594 kis 1 galimin = 0.002228 17% = 0.06309 Lis
Tbs = 0.4836 kes
1 galday = 1.5472 80¥s = 0.08381 mls
€fs = 0.028317 mlsConversion Factors 821
Press
iit = 47.88 Pa
[btin? = 144 tho = 6895 Pa
1 atm = 21162 Bin = 14.696 oe
101.325 Pa
1 ing (at 2070)
1 bar = LOBS Pa
ore = (U760}atm = 133.32 Pe = 2.7845 Ib
3375 Pa
Fnerey
Ties tht = 1.35582
1 Btu = 252 cal = 1055.056.1 = 778.17 FOF
‘kilowatt hour (kWh) = 3.6 B6 J
1 calorie = 4.1868 1
| therm = 15 Bra = LOSS1 BS
Force
bf = 4448222 N = 1607
Legh = 2.2006 nf = 9.80665 N
EU'S. (short ton = 2000 186
1 éync = LOE-SN
‘ounce (avoirdupos) (oz) = 0.27801 N
1 poundal = 0.13826
Power
Tip = 550 = Ibs = 745.7 W
[ite Ibis 13558 W
‘Specific weight
i? = 157.09 Nim
Density
T slugi = 515.38 kg/m?
= 16.0185 kph?
‘Viscosity Kinematic viscosity
{slog 9) = 4788 kgm 9) 11m = 0.000025806 ms
1 poise P) = 1 gem 4) = 01 kyon) 1 sokes (St) = 1 ems = 0.0001 mls
“Temperature scale readings
Tea Mes RTH) T=T HV T= Te WAS
where subscripts F,C, K, and R rofer to readings on the Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin, and Rankine scales,
respectively,
‘Specific heat or gas constant™
fe Tt(lag “R) ~ 0.16723 N- mig K)
1 Bubm -"R) = 41868 Hoke =)
Thermal conduct
=R) ~ 1.7307 Whim K)
Bult fe
“AKtooph te absolse (Kevin) and Coles temperate le ave efferent satiny pons, the interval are the same
sizes bella ~ 1 Calas dope The sun bli ous forthe sonnets bolt (Rae) 2nd Fave sees
1 Raakine dgaoe = I Fabre degre Ie casey 0
‘gress temperate difletenes in absolve temperate ui.Prefix
siga
mega
kilo
hecto
deka
Abbreviation Factor
gr 7zZ04
APPENDIX
CGS AND SI
PREFIXES FOR
MULTIPLES AND
Prefix
deci
centi
mill
micro
nano
pico
femto
ato
SUBMULTIPLESAPPENDIX
2
VALUES
OF GAS
CONSTANT
‘Temperature Mass Energy = R
Kelvins kg mol J 831447
cahy 1.9859 x 10°
cal 1.9873 x 10°
maim 82.056 x 10"?
gmol —cm?atm 82056
Degrees Rankine Ibmol— Btu 1.9858
fib, 15453
Hp-h 7.8045 x 10-*
kWh 58198 x 10-*To convert from
atm
Avogadro number
barrel (petroleum)
bar
Boltzmann constant
Bru
Bub
Beu/lbF
Brofft?-h
Beo/it?-h°F
Brefyie-h“F
To
ne
m
Nim?
Ib, fin?
patticles/g mot
fe
sal US)
7
N/m?
Toyfin?
WK
aly
fb,
J
kWh
cal/8
calyy/g°C
w/in?
W/m?
keal/mn®-h-K
APPENDIX
CONVERSION
FACTORS AND
CONSTANTS
OF NATURE
Moltiply byt
43,5608
4046.85
1.01325« x 10°
14,696
6.022169 x 1079
5.6146
ae
0.15899
Je x 108
14.504
1.380622 x 107?
251.996
718.17
1055.06
29307 x 1074
0.55556
Is
3.1546
5.6783
4882
1.73073
1488
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APPENDIX 3 CONVERSION FACTORS AND CONSTANTS OF NATURE
To convert from To Multiply byt
calry Bro 3.9683 x 107°
feb, 3.0873
J 41868*
cal 3 41840
om in, 0.39370
f 0.0328084
em? fe 3.531467 x 1075
gal (US) 2.64172 x 10-*
oP (eentipoise) kg/m-s tex 1073
ibjfch 24191
Ibfft-s 6.7197 x 107
St (centistoke) miss Iv x 1076
faraday Cg mol 9.648670 x 10°
fh m 030484
feb, Bi 1.2851 x 107?
aly 0.32383
I 1.35582
Ruby fs Brufh 4.6262
hp 1.81818 x 10-2
fen ms 2.581 x 1075
cin?) 0.2581
io cm? 2.8316839 x 10
gal (US) 7.48052
L 2831684
f-atm, Btu 271948
aly 685.29
5 28692 x 10°
ys gal (US)/min 448.83
gal (US) 0.13368
iw
gravitational constant N-m?/kg? 6673 x 107"
gravity acceleration, standard mys? 980665«
h min 60x
s 3600«
hp Buuy/h 254443
kW 074624
hnp/1000 gat KW? 0197
in. on 2546
in? om? 16.3871
J erg te x 10?
fb, 0.73756
kg Ib 2.20462
kWh Buu 34121
L m Is x 10-3
tb kg 045359237
byt? kg/m? 16018
gem? 016018
Woy fin? N/m* 689473 x 10°
Ib mol/ft?-h kg mol/m™-s 1.3562 x 10-2
g mol/em?-s 13562 x 10-*
light, speed of ms 2.997925 x 10°
(Continued)APPENDIX 3 CONVERSION FACTORS AND CONSTANTS OF NATURE
To convert from To ‘Multiply byt
m f 3.280840
in 39.3701
mm fe 35.3147
gal US) 264.17
N ayn Is x 108
iby 0.22481
Nim? Th,fin? 1.4498 x 10-+
Planck constant Js 6.626196 x 10-*
proof (US) percent alcohol by volume 0.5
ton (long) kg 1016
b 22406
ton (short) ib 20006
ton (metric) kg 1000¢
Ib 22046
yd fe 3e
m 091446
+ Values that end in an asterisk are exact, by definition,
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