FACTORES DE CONVERSIN
MTRICO - INGLS
Fuerza
1 lbf = 32.174 lbm.pie/s2 = 4.44822 N
1 N = 0.22481 lbf
Longitud
1 m = 39.370 plg = 3.2808 pie = 1.0926 yd
1 pie = 12 plg = 0.3048 m
1 milla = 5,280 pie = 1.6093 km
1 plg = 2.54 cm
Masa
1 kg = 2.2046226 lbm
1 lbm = 0.45359237 kg
1 onza = 28.3495 kg
1 slug = 32.174 lbm = 14.5939 kg
1 ton corta = 2,000 lbm = 907.1847 kg
Presin
1 Pa = 1.4504x10 psia = 0.020886 lbf/pie2
1 psi = 144 lbf/pie2 = 6.894757 kPa
1 atm = 14.696 psia = 29.92 pld Hg a 30F
1 plg Hg = 3.387 kPa
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Temperatura
T(R) = T(F) + 459.67 = 1.8T(K)
T(F) = 1.8T(C) + 32
T(F) = T(R) = 1.8(K)
Velocidad
1 m/s = 3.2808 pie/s = 2.237 mi/h
1 mi/h = 1.46667 pie/s
1 mi/h = 1.609 km/h
Volumen
1 m = 6.1024x10 plg = 35.315 pie3 = 264.17 gal (US)
1 U.S. galn = 231 plg3 = 3.7854 L
1 gal (U.S.) = 128 fl oz
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Volumen especifico
1 m3/kg = 16.02 pie3/lbm
1 pie3/lbm = 0.062428 m3/kg
Densidad
1 g/cm3 = 1 kg/L = 1,000 kg/m3 = 62.428 lbm/pie3
1 lbm/plg3 = 1,728 lbm/pie3
1 kg/m3 = 0.062428 lbm/pie3
Aceleracin
1 m/s = 100 cm/s = 3.2808 pie/s2
1 pie/s2 = 0.3048 m/s2
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rea
1 m = 10 cm = 10 mm = 10 Km2 = 1,550 plg2 = 10.764 pie2
1 pie2 = 144 plg2 = 0.09290304 m2
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Calor especfico
1 kJ/(kg.C) = 1 kJ/(kg.K) = 1 J/(g.C)
1 Btu/(lbm.F) = 4.1868 kJ/(kg.C)
1 Btu/(lbmol.R) = 4.1868 kJ/(kmol.K)
1 kJ/(kg.C) = 0.23885 Btu/(lbm.F) = 0.23885 Btu/(lbm.R)
Velocidad generacin calor
1 W/m = 0.09665 Btu/(h.pie3)
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Coeficiente de transferencia de calor
1 W/(m2.C) = 1 W/(m2.K) = 0.17612 Btu/(h.pie2.F)
Conductividad trmica
1 W/(m.C) = 1 W/(m.K) = 0.57782 Btu/(h.pie.F)
Energa, calor, trabajo
1 KJ = 1,000 J = 1,000 Nm = 1 kPa.m3 = 0.94782 Btu
1 Btu = 1.055056 kJ = 5.40395 psia.pie3 = 778.169 lbf.pie
1 Btu/lbm = 25,037 pie2/s2 = 2.326 kJ/kg
1 kJ/kg = 1,000 m2/s2 = 0.430 Btu/lbm
1 kWh = 3,600 kJ = 3,412.14 Btu
1 cal = 4.18688 J
1 Kcal = 4.18688 kJ
1 termia = 105 Btu = 1.055x105 kJ (gas natural)
Energa, velocidad de transferencia de calor
1 kW = 1 kJ/s = 3,412.14 Btu/h = 737.56 lbf.pie/s
1 kW = 1,000 W = 1.341 hp
1 hp = 550 lbf.pie/s = 0.7068 Btu/s = 42.41 Btu/min
= 2,544.5 Btu/h = 0.74570 kW = 745.7 W
1 hp de caldera = 33.475 Btu/h
1 Bu/h = 1.055056 kJ/h
1 ton de refrigeracin = 200 Btu/min
Flujo de calor
1 W/m2 = 0.3171 Btu/(h.pie2)
1 W/cm2 = 104 W/m2