CONVERSIONS & CONSTANTS

DISTANCE, SPEED, ACCEL. VOLUME FORCE POWER GENERAL CONSTANT

1 ft = 12 inches 3
1 ft = 1728 in.3
1 N = 100,000 dynes 1 Hp = 0.746 kW g = 9.81 m/s2
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1 yd = 3 ft = 7.482 US gal 1 kg = 9.81 N f = 746 watts N A = 6.022 x 10 mol (avogadro)
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1 m = 3.281 ft 1 m3 = 1000 Liter 1 lb = 4.448 N f = 550 lb-ft/s E = 5.67 x 10 Watts m-2 K-4 (stefan+boltsman)
= 1000 mm = 35.31 ft 1 N = 1 kg. m/s 2 = 33,000 lb-ft/min c = 3 x 108 m/s (speed of light)
= 100 cm 1 US gal = 3.785 Liter 1 J = 1 N.m = 1 kg.m2/s2 = 2545 Btu/hr Solar constant = 1353 W/m 2
= 39.37 inches = 4 quarts 1 kips = 1000 lb f = 42.4 Btu/min Plancks c (n) = 6.623 x 10 -34 J.s
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1 in. = 2.54 cm 1 quarts = 2 Pints 1 long ton = 2240 lbf = 1.014 Mhp Gravitational c (G) = 6.664 x 10 Nm2/kg
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= 25.4 mm 1 Brit gal = 277.42 in3 = 1.12 short ton 1 Boiler Hp = 35,322 kJ/hr Radius of earth = 6.38 x 10 m
1 statute mile = 5280 ft 1 Barrel (bbl) = 42 Gallons 1 TOR = 3.516 kW Velocity to escape earth = 11.2 km/s
1nautical mile = 6080 ft 1 Ganta = 3 Litters PRESSURE = 12,000 Btu/hr Human heat = 225 Btu/hr
1 league = 3 nautical miles = 8 Chupas 1 Metric hp (Mhp) = 0.736 kW
1 km = 1000 m 1 Cavan = 25 Gantas 1 atm = 101.325 kPa 1 kW = 1 kJ/s
= 14.7 psi WATER PROPERTIES MOLES OF GAS
1 rod = 5.5 yards
1 furlong = 220 yards MASS = 760 mmHg TEMPERATURE Density = 1 kg/Li H, M = 1 (Hydrogen)
= 660 ft = 29.92 in Hg = 1000 kg/m3 He, M = 4 (Helium)
1 tonne = 1 metric ton o o
F = 1.8 C + 32
1 cable length = 720 ft = 1.032 kg/cm2 = 9.81 kN/m 3 C, M = 12 (Carbon)
= 1000 kg o
C = (oF - 32 )/1.8
1 fathom = 6 ft = 760 torr = 62.4 lb/ft 3 N, M = 14 (Nitrogen)
1 short ton = 2000 lbs m o
R = oF + 460
1 chain = 66 ft 1 bar = 100 kPa cp = 4.187 kJ/kg.K O, M = 16 (Oxygen)
1 long ton = 2240 lbs m o
K = oC + 273
1 span = 9 inches 1 ksi = 1000 psi = 1 Btu/lb.R S, M = 32 (Sulfur)
1 kg = 2.21 lbs o
F = 1.8 C
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1 light year = 9.46 x 10 m 1 kpa = 1 KN/m 2 L = 335 kJ/kg Air, M = 28.97
1 lbs = 16 oz o
K= C
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1 knot = 1 nautical mile/hr 1 Mpa = 1 N/mm2 = 144 Btu/lb
1 slug = 32.2 lbsm o
R = oF
1 m/s = 3.6 kph = 1000 kPa 1 gal H2O =8.34 lbs O2 , M = 32 (Oxygen)
1 KN = 1000 N 1 Re = 4/5 oC
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9.81 m/s2 = 32.2 ft/s 2 1 in.wg = 250 Pa CO, M = 28.01 (Carbon Monoxide)
1 N = 10,000 dynes 1 oRe = 20 oL ICE PROPERTIES
1 gram = 981 dynes CO2 , M = 44 (Carbon Dioxide)
1 slug = 32.17 lb ENERGY cp = 2.09 kJ/kg.K N 2 , M = 28 (Nitrogen)
VISCOSITY NH3 , M = 17 (Ammonia)
AREA = 14.59 kg = 0.5 Btu/lb.R
1 Btu = 778 ft-lb H2 S, M = 34.08 (Hydrigen Sulfide)
= 143.1 N Absolute L f = 335 kJ/kg
1 ft 2 = 144 in 2 = 1055 J = 1.055 kJ Ar, M = 39.95 (Argon)
1 kip = 1000 lb 1 reyn = 1 lb-sec/in2 = 144 Btu/lb
1 m2 = 10,000 cm 2 = 252 Cal = 0.252 kCal SO2 , M = 64.06 (Sulfur Dioxide)
1 poise = 1 dyne-s/cm2 L v = 2257 kJ/kg
= 10.76 ft 2 1 kCal = 4.187 kJ
DENSITY/CONC. 7 = 0.1 Pa-s = 970 Btu/lb
= 1.196 yd 2 1 Joule = 10 erg k of Gases
= 1 N-m Kinematic
1 ha = 10,000 m2 1 kg/L = 62.4 lb/ft 3 He, noble gases = 1.667
1 erg = 1 dyne-cm 1 stroke = 1 cm2/s STEAM PROPERTIES
1 acre = 4046.8 m2 1 ppm = 1 mg/L Carbon Dioxide CO = 1.287
= 43,560 ft 2 = 1 mg/kg 1 Centigrade Heat Unit (CHU)=1.8 Btu cp = 2.09 kJ/kg.K Nitrogen, N = 1.399
AIR PROPERTIES
1 are = 100 m2 1 ev = 1.602 x 10-19 J = 0.5 Btu/lb.R
Density = 1.2 kg/m 3
L = 2257 kJ/kg GAS LAW
TIME SURFACE TENSION = 0.075 lb/ft3 = 970 Btu/lb R = 8.3143 J/mol.K
ANGLE cp = 0.24 Btu/lb.R
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= 1545 lbf - ft / lb m .mol.R
0 1 min = 60 sec @ 0 C = 0.076 N/m SG hg = 13.6 = 0.24 kCal/kg.K STEEL CONSTANT = 0.0821 L - atm / mol - K
pi rad = 180
1 hrs = 3600 sec @ 100 oC = 0.059 N/m SG sea = 1.03 = 1.0 kJ/kg.K 6
2 pi rad = 1 rev E = 30 x 10 psi = 210 Gpa
= 60 min cv = 0.171 Btu/lb.R 6
= 360 0 G = 12 x 10 psi = 83 Gpa
1 day = 24 hrs = 0.7186 kJ/ kg.K -6
90 deg = 100 grad A = 11.7 x 10 -6/ oC = 6.5 x 10 / oF
1 years = 8760 hrs R = 53.34 ft-lb/lb.R
60 min = 1 deg D = 7850 kg/m3 = 490 lb/ft3 = 0.284 lb/in3
= 0.287 kJ/kg.K
k = 1.4
k = 1.3 (hot)