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Unit Conversion Factors: Chura@mines - Edu 1/14/2017

The document provides conversion factors and standard conditions for various units used in engineering. It includes conversions for temperature, pressure, density, length, area, volume, mass, energy, force, power, and viscosity. Standard conditions and composition are also listed for air, ideal gases, and common fuels.

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Unit Conversion Factors

Gas Constant: R= 10.731573 ftpsia/Rlb.mol


82.057338 (cmatm)/(Kg.mol)
0.083144598 (Lbar)/(Kg.mol)
8.3144598 (mPa)/(Kg.mol)
1.9858746 Btu/(Rlb.mol)
1.9858746 cal/(Kg.mol)
8.3144598 J/(Kg.mol)

Temperature: 0 F= 459.67 R
0 C= 273.15 K
1 K= 1.8 R

Pressure: 1 atm = 14.69594878 psia


1 atm = 101.325 kPa
1 atm = 1.01325 bar
1 atm = 760 mmHg
1 psi = 6.894757293 kPa
1 bar = 100 kPa
1 inH2O = 0.036091191 psi
1 mmHg = 0.019336775 psi

Gas Gravity: Mair = 28.9586

Liquid Gravity: 1 SG = 8.33719 lb/gal


1 SG = 62.3665 lb/ft3
1 SG = 0.999016 g/cm3
1 SG = 999.016 kg/m3
1 SG = 0.999016 kg/L

Length: 1 in = 2.54 cm
1 ft = 12 in
1 ft = 30.48 cm
1 ft = 0.3048 m
1 m = 3.280839895 ft

Area: 1 in2 = 6.4516 cm2


1 ft2 = 144 in2
1 ft2 = 929.0304 cm2
1 ft2 = 0.09290304 m2
1 acre = 43560 ft2
1 m2 = 10.76391042 ft2

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Mass: 1 lb = 453.59237 g
1 lb = 0.45359237 kg
1 lb 7000 gr
1 kg = 2.204622622 lb
1 ton = 2000 lb
1 longton = 2240 lb
1 tonne 2204.622622 lb
1 lb = 7000 grain

Volume: 1 gal = 231 in3


1 gal = 3.785411784 L
1 gal = 0.003785412 m3
1 bbl = 42 gal
1 ft3 = 1728 in3
1 ft3 = 28316.84659 cm3
1 ft3 = 7.480519481 gal
1 ft3 = 0.178107607 bbl
1 ft3 0.028316847 m3
1 m3 = 35.31466672 ft3
1 m3 = 264.1720524 gal
1 m3 = 6.28981077 bbl

Density: 1 g/cm3 = 62.42796058 lb/ft3


1 lb/ft3 = 0.133680556 lb/gal
1 lb/ft3 = 16.01846337 kg/m3
1 lb/ft3 = 0.016018463 g/cm3
1 kg/m3 = 0.062427961 lb/ft3

Energy: 1 Btu = 251.9958 cal


1 Btu = 1055.0558526 J
1 Btu = 778.1693 ft-lbf
1 cal = 4.1868 J
1 cal = 0.003968321 Btu
1 J = 0.0009478171 Btu

Force: 1 lbf = 4.448221615 N


1 lbf = 444822.1615 dyne

Power: 1 Hp = 550 ft-lbf/sec


1 W = 1 J/sec
1 kW = 1.34102209 Hp
1 kW = 3412.141633 Btu/hr
1 kcal/hr 3.968320719 Btu/hr

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Viscosity: 1 P = 1 dyne-sec/cm2
1 P = 100 cP
1 P = 1.45038E-05 lbf-sec/in2
1 P = 0.067196898 lb/ft-sec
1 cP = 1.45038E-07 lbf-sec/in2
1 cP = 0.000671969 lb/ft-sec

Other: gc = 9.80665 kgmm/(kgfsec)


= 32.17405 lbmft/(lbfsec)

Ideal Gas Molar Volumes at Standardized Conditions


Standard 60 F
1 atm => 379.4840 scf/lb.mol
ANSI Z132.1 Standard 60 F
14.7 psia => 378.6067 ft3/lb.mol
Other 60 F
14.5 psia => 384.5326 ft3/lb.mol

Normal (IUPAC, STP) 0 C


1 bar => 0.0227109 Nm3/g.mol
Normal (IUPAC, SATP) 25 C
1 bar => 0.0247896 Nm3/g.mol
Normal (NIST, NTP) 0 C
1 atm => 0.0224140 Nm3/g.mol

Approximate Heating Values for Common Fuels (Liquid Volume Basis), Btu/gal
LHV HHV
Crude Oil 129,670 138,350
Conventional Gasoline 116,090 124,340
U.S. Conventional Diesel 128,450 137,380
Methanol 57,250 65,200
Ethanol 76,330 84,530
Butanol 99,837 108,458
Renewable Gasoline 115,983 124,230
Fischer-Tropsch diesel (FTD) 123,670 130,030

Atmospheric Air Composition - 13th ed. GPSA Databook


Mass Ratio N2/O2 = 3.2629
Molar Ratio N2/O2 = 3.7271

Mol.Wt. Mole Percent Mass Percent


N2 28.01348 78.12 75.570
O2 31.9988 20.96 23.160
A 39.948 0.92 1.269
28.95860 100 100.000
28.9586

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