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Chapter One: Material Balance OF Metallurgicalsyste MS

This chapter discusses dimensions and units of measurement. It defines a dimension as something that can be measured, such as length, area, volume, mass and time. Derived dimensions are functions of other dimensions, like velocity which is length divided by time. A unit is a standard magnitude of a given dimension that other magnitudes can be compared to. There are multiple units that can be used to measure commonly used dimensions, due to factors like popularity, history, and convenience. The main systems of units discussed are the English system based on feet, pounds and seconds; the French system based on centimeters, grams and seconds; and the International System of Units based on meters, kilograms and seconds.

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Chapter One: Material Balance OF Metallurgicalsyste MS

This chapter discusses dimensions and units of measurement. It defines a dimension as something that can be measured, such as length, area, volume, mass and time. Derived dimensions are functions of other dimensions, like velocity which is length divided by time. A unit is a standard magnitude of a given dimension that other magnitudes can be compared to. There are multiple units that can be used to measure commonly used dimensions, due to factors like popularity, history, and convenience. The main systems of units discussed are the English system based on feet, pounds and seconds; the French system based on centimeters, grams and seconds; and the International System of Units based on meters, kilograms and seconds.

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CHAPTER ONE

MATERIAL BALANCE OF METALLURGICALSYSTE MS

GROUP 1

1.1 Dimensions and Units


A dimension is something that can be measured or quantified. The best known dimensions are distance related: length, area (length squared), and volume (length cubed). Mass and time are also dimensions; so are more complex variables like viscosity, tensile strength, and electrical resistivity, etc. Dimensions are grouped into two types: simple and derived. Derived dimensions are those that are a function of two or more other dimensions. Velocity, for example, is a unit of length (miles, feet, microns, etc.) divided by a unit of time (minutes, hours, days).

The concept of a unit is as old as the need of mankind to measure something: e.g. a time interval, the distance a spear could be thrown, the size and weight of a rock, etc. A unit is a standard magnitude of a given dimension against which other magnitudes of that dimension can be compared. The width of this page is equal to seven of a unit of length called an inch; the thickness of this book is equal to a few hundred of a unit called a page.

It is well known that there is more than one available unit for nearly all dimensions; for commonly used dimensions such as weight and length, there are literally dozens of units. Among the reasons for this are the

"popularity" of the particular dimension, the history of a dimension, convenience, and lack of communication. The system used most often are: The English System of Units: this system is based on foot pound-second; therefore, this system is called the FDS system. The French System of Units: this system is based on centimeter-gram-second; therefore, this system is called the CGS system.

The

InternationalSystem

ofUnits:this

system is better known as the SI system; this system is based on meter-kilogram-second.

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