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Conversion Factors

1) The document provides conversion factors for various units of measurement including length, mass, force, pressure, volume, density, velocity, temperature, energy, power, and viscosity. 2) Standard conversions are given between inches, feet, meters, miles, grams, kilograms, pounds, tons, newtons, pounds-force, atmospheres, gallons, liters, British thermal units, joules, horsepower, pascals, and other common units. 3) Prefixes are also defined for the metric system ranging from tera to pico to clarify the meaning of metric unit prefixes.

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Conversion Factors

1) The document provides conversion factors for various units of measurement including length, mass, force, pressure, volume, density, velocity, temperature, energy, power, and viscosity. 2) Standard conversions are given between inches, feet, meters, miles, grams, kilograms, pounds, tons, newtons, pounds-force, atmospheres, gallons, liters, British thermal units, joules, horsepower, pascals, and other common units. 3) Prefixes are also defined for the metric system ranging from tera to pico to clarify the meaning of metric unit prefixes.

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CONVERSION FACTORS

Length
I meter = 39.37 in.
1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 feet = 30.48 cm = 0.3048 m
1 mile = 5,280 ft = 1,720 yard = 1,609.344 m
1 nautical mile = 6,076 ft
Mass
1 lbm = 453.6 g = 0.4536 kg = 7,000 gr (grain)
1 kg = l.OOOg = 2.2046 lbm
1 slug = 1 lbfsVft = 32.174 lbm
1 U.S. ton = 2,000 lbm (also called short ton)
1 long ton = 2,240 lbm (also called British ton)
1 tonne = 1,000 kg (also called metric ton) = 2,204.6 lbm
lkip = 1,0001b
Force
1 lbf = 4.448 N = 4.448 x 10^ dynes
1 lbf = 32.174poundals = 32.174Ibmft/s^
Pressure
1 atm = 14.69595 psia = 2,118 Ibf/ft'
= 29.92 in. Hg = 760 mm = 1.013 bars
= 33.93 ft H2O = 1.013x10 Pa = 101.3 kPa
1 Pa = 1 N W = 10"^ bars

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APPENDIX

Volume
lft^ = 7.481 U.S. gal = 6.31 imperial gal = 28.316 liter
Im^ = 1,000 liters = 10'cm' = 264.2 U.S. gal = 35.31ft = 264.2 gal
= 35.31 ft^
lbbl = 42 U.S. gal = 5.61 ft^
1 bbi = 9694.08 in.^
Density
Water = 62.41bm/ft' = 1,000 kg/m^ = 1 g/cm^ = 8.33 lbmAJ.S. gal

SG@60F =

=API@60F+131.5

Velocity
1 knot = 1 nautical mile/hr
60 mph = 88 ft/s
Temperature
F = 1.8 (C)-H 32
R = F +459.67 = 1.8 (K)
K = (C) +273.16
Energy
1 J = I k g m V = 10'dyne
1 btu = 777 ft-lbf = 252 cal = 1,055 J
1 hp hr = 2,545 btu
1 kw hr = 3,412 btu = 1.341 hp hr
Power
1 hp = 550ftlbf/s = 33,000 ft-lbf/min

Conversion Factors

Gas Constant
R =
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1.987 btu/lb m o r R = 1.987 caVg mol K


0.7302 atm ft'/lb mol R = 1,545 ft-lbf/lb mol "^
0.08206 L atm/g mol K
82.06 atm cm^ mol K
8,314 Pa m^ mol K ox. J/kg mol K
8.314 kJ/kg mol K

Viscosity
1 cP = 0.01 poise = 0.01 g/cms = 0.01 dynes/cm^
= 0.001 kg/ms = mPas = 0.001 N s/m^
= 2.42 lbm/ft hr = 0.0752 slug/ft hr
= 6.72 X 10"Mbm/ft-s
= 2.09xl0"Mbfs/ft1 Pas = 0.0209 lbf-s/ft^ = 0.672 Ibm/ft-s
Acceleration due to gravity: g = 32.2 ft/s^ = 9.81
Prefix Scale
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tera giga

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hecto de 10"

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mega kilo
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10'

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FIGURE A.I Metric prefix scale.

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