ENGINEERING UNITS CONVERTOR - READ ME

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UNIT CONVERSION

Input
Output
Unit Type

2000 psig
139 bara

13890.86 kPa(A)
138.9086 bara
Input unit

Output unit

Selection
Selected Type ID
Selected Type Lookup Ref
Two param equation?

20
unitPressure
TRUE

Input unit ID
Input unit ID (min applied)

9
9

Output unit ID
Output unit ID (min applied)

6
6

Long NameLookup Name

AccelerationunitAcceleration
Area - largeunitAreaLarge
Area - smallunitAreaSmall
CGR
unitCGR
Density
unitDensity
Energy
unitEnergy
Energy rateunitEnergyRate
Force
unitForce
GLR
unitGLR
GOR
unitGOR
Heat capacity
unitHeatCapacity
Heating value
unitHeatingValMass
- mass
Heating value
unitHeatingValVol
- volume
Heat transfer
unitHeatTransfCoeff
coefficient
Length
unitLength
LGR
unitLGR
Mass
unitMass
Mass rate unitMassRate
Power
unitPower

Pressure unitPressure
Pressure delta
unitPressureDelta
Specific heat
unitSpecHeatCap
capacity
Surface tension
unitSurfTension
Temperature
unitTemperature
Thermal conductivity
unitThermalConductivity
Time - largeunitTimeLarge
Time - smallunitTimeSmall
Velocity
unitVelocity
Viscosity - dynamic
unitViscosityDyn
Viscosity - kinematic
unitViscosityKin
Volume rateunitVolRate
Volume rateunitVolRateAct
- actual
Volume rateunitVolRateLiq
- liquid
Volume
unitVolume

CONSTANTS & UNIT LOOKUP TABLES

DETAILS
Andrew Hooks
11/15/2007
Version 1

www.firstprincipleseng.net

PREFIXES
Metric
Prefix
m
c
k
M
B
T
P

long form
milli
centi
thousand
million/mega
billion
tera
peta

value
0.001
0.01
1000
1E+06
1E+09
1E+12
1E+15

Imperial
Prefix
M
MM

long form
thousand
million

value
1000
1E+06

BASIC CONSTANTS
Gas constant, R
Grav. accel.
MW (air)

8.31451 kPa.m3/(kmol.K)
2
9.80665 m/s
28.964 kg/kmol

Standard T, P

2
101.325 kPa
288.15 K
3
23.645 m /kgmol

Std Pressure
Std Temperature
Molar Volume
Common definitions for Standard T, P

0oC, 1atm
15oC, 1atm
60oF, 1atm
0oC, 100kPa
15oC, 100kPa
o
60 F, 14.73psia

Temp
K
273.15
288.15
288.71
273.15
288.15
288.71

Abs Pres
kPa
101.325
101.325
101.325
100
100
101.560

Molar Vol
3
m /kgmol
22.414
23.645
23.691
22.711
23.958
23.636

UNITS
Example
Click the unit cell then select required unit from the dropdown list
that appears

(273.15K = 0'C = 32'F; 101.325kPa = 1atm

(288.15K = 15'C = 59'F)
(288.71K = 60'F = 15.56'C)

(100.232kPa = 14.73psia)

Length

10 in
0.254 m
0.000 mile

Temperature

15 'C
288.15 K
15 'C

Length
Base conversions
inches/foot
feet/metre
feet/mile

12 in/ft
3.281 ft/m
5280 ft/mi

Lookup table
Unit
mm
cm
m
km
in
ft
mile

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

0.001
0.01
1
1000
0.0254
0.3048
1609.3

SI unit
m
m
m
m
m
m
m

Area_small
Lookup table
Unit
mm2
2
in
m2
2
ft

=
=
=
=

0.000001
0.000645
1
0.0929

SI unit
m2
2
m
m2
2
m

Area_large
Base conversions
hectare/km2
ft2/acre
Lookup table
Unit
2
km
2
mi
hectare
acre

Volume
Base conversions
barrels/cubic meter
3
in /US gallon
Litres/Imperial(UK) gallon

100 hct/km2
43559.66 ft2/acre

=
=
=
=

1
0.6214
0.01
0.0040468

Metric Unit
2
km
2
km
km2
km2

6.283 bbl/m
3
231 in /gallon
4.54609 L/gallon(UK)

1 hectare is 100m x 100m

Lookup table
Unit
mL
cm3
L
m3
in3
ft3
bbl
gallon (US)
gallon (UK)

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Mass
Base conversions
pounds/kilogram
pound/ton (short)
pound/ton (long)
Lookup table
Unit
mg
g
kg
tonne (metric)
lbl
ton (short)
ton (long)

SI unit
m3
m3
m3
m3
m3
m3
m3
m3
m3

(35.31 ft3/m3)
(264.2 gallon/m3)
(220 gallon/m3)

2.20462 lbl/kg
2000 lbl/tn
2240 lbl/ton

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Force
Base conversions
Force = mass * acceleration
Dyn
Lookup table
Unit
N
mN
kg(f)
lbl(f)
Dyn

0.000001
0.000001
0.001
1
1.639E-05
0.0283
0.1592
0.00379
0.00455

0.000001
0.001
1
1000
0.454
907.2
1016.0

SI unit
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg
kg

1.00E-05 N

=
=
=
=
=

1
0.001
9.80665
4.44823
0.00001

SI unit
N
N
N
N
N

101.325
100
1.01325
0
14.696
14.504

kPa(A)/atm(A)
kPa/bar
bara/atm
barg/atm
psia/atm(A)
psi/bar

1kg * gravitational acceleration

Pressure
Base conversions
Pressure is force per unit area
Pa = N/m2 = kg.(m/s2)/m2 = kg/(m.s2)
kPa/Atmosphere
kPa/bar
bara/Atmosphere
barg/Atmosphere
psia/Atmosphere
psi/bar

Atmospheric pressure at sealevel in kPa

The atmospheric pressure in bar at sealevel

The atmospheric pressure in psi at sealevel

Lookup table
!!! Order is important - multiply first then add the constant !!!
Unit
Pa(A)
kPa(A)
kPa(G)
MPa(A)
MPa(G)
bara
barg
psia
psig
atm(A)
atm(G)
2
kg/cm (A)

Pressure difference
Lookup table
Unit
Pa
kPa
mbar
bar
psi
atm
kg/cm2
mH2O

Multiplier
0.001
1
1
1000
1000
100
100
6.895
6.895
101.325
101.325
98.0665

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Constant
0
0
101.325
0
101.325
0
101.325
0
101.325
0
101.325
0

SI unit
kPa(A)
kPa(A)
kPa(A)
kPa(A)
kPa(A)
kPa(A)
kPa(A)
kPa(A)
kPa(A)
kPa(A)
kPa(A)
kPa(A)

0.001
1
0.100
100
14.504
101.325
98.0665
9.80665

SI unit
kPa
kPa
kPa
kPa
kPa
kPa
kPa
kPa

Temperature
Base conversions
Deg Celcius / Kelvin
Fahrenheit
Rankine/Kelvin

1.8

Constant
o
273.15 C/K
459.67 Rankine
0 R/K

Lookup table
!!! Order is important - multiply first then add the constant !!!
Unit
'C
K
'F
R

Time_small
Lookup table
Unit
ms
s
min
hour

Multiplier
1
1
0.556
0.556

=
=
=
=

Constant
273.15
0
255
0

SI unit
K
K
K
K

0.001
1
60
3600

SI unit
s
s
s
s

X barg = X barg + atm P = Y bara; eg. 1bar

1 bar = 100kPa
X bara = (X - 1.013)barg * 100kPa/bar + 101

Converting to psia first would give the same

[X psig + (14.5*1.013
or
X psig * (100/14.5
2

[kg/cm2 * (100cm/m) ] * (grav accel) = N/m

day

86400 s

Time_large
Lookup table
Unit
hour
day
month
year

=
=
=
=

0.0417
1
30.4
365.25

"SI Unit"
day
day
day
day

Volume rate - Gas (standard conditions)

Lookup table
Select standard T, P from the in-cell drop down list
Unit
3
sm /s
3
Nm /h
Mm3/d
Mscf/d
MMscf/d
Bscf/y
kgmol/h
lbmol/h

Std T, P
15oC, 1atm
0oC, 100kPa
15oC, 1atm
60oF, 1atm
60oF, 1atm
60oF, 1atm

Volume rate - Gas (actual conditions)

Lookup table
Unit
am3/s
=
am3/h
=
Mm3/d
=
Mcf/d
=
MMcf/d
=

Volume rate - Liquid

Lookup table
Unit
L/s
L/min
L/h
L/d
m3/s
3
m /h
3
m /d
bbl/d
k.bbl/d
gph (US)
gpd (US)
gph (UK)
gpd (UK)

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Multiplier
1
0.000267
11.574
0.000328
0.328
0.900
0.00657
0.00298

"SI Unit"
3
sm /s
3
sm /s
sm3/s
sm3/s
sm3/s
sm3/s
sm3/s
sm3/s

1
0.000278
11.574
0.000328
0.328

"SI Unit"
am3/s
am3/s
am3/s
am3/s
am3/s

1000
16.67
0.278
0.01157
1
0.002738
1.1574E-05
1.842E-06
0.00184213
1.0515E-06
4.3813E-08
1.2628E-06
5.2617E-08

"SI Unit"
3
m /s
3
m /s
m3/s
m3/s
m3/s
3
m /s
3
m /s
m3/s
m3/s
m3/s
3
m /s
3
m /s
3
m /s

gallons/hour

Liquid - Gas Ratio

Lookup table
Unit
3
3
m /Mm
bbl/MMscf

=
=

"SI unit"
3
3
1 m /Mm
3
3
5.6207 m /Mm

Gas - Liquid Ratio

Lookup table
Unit
3
3
m /m
scf/bbl

=
=

"SI unit"
3
3
1 m /m
3
3
0.178 m /m

Mass rate
Lookup table
Unit
kg/s
kg/h
t/d
t/y
lbl/s
lbl/h

=
=
=
=
=
=

1
0.000278
0.011574
3.17E-05
0.454
5.25E-06

SI unit
kg/s
kg/s
kg/s
kg/s
kg/s
kg/s

Velocity
Lookup table
Unit
m/s
km/h
ft/s
mi/h

=
=
=
=

1
0.278
0.3048
0.4470

SI unit
m/s
m/s
m/s
m/s

0.001
1
1000
0.025
0.305
0.447
1609

SI unit
2
m/s
m/s2
2
m/s
2
m/s
2
m/s
2
m/s
2
m/s

Acceleration
Lookup table
Unit
2
mm/s
m/s2
2
km/s
2
in/s
2
ft/s
mi/(h.s)
2
mi/s

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Density
Lookup table
Unit
g/cm3
kg/m3
lbl/ft3

=
=
=

SI unit
3
1.00E-09 kg/m
3
1 kg/m
3
16.018 kg/m

Energy
Base conversions
Joules/(kgm2/s2)
Joules/Calorie
Joules/BTU

2 2
1 J/(kgm /s )
4.1868 J/Cal
1055.056 J/BTU

Lookup table
Unit
J
kJ
Cal
kCal
BTU

=
=
=
=
=

Energy rate
Lookup table
Unit
TJ/d
PJ/y

=
=

Power
Base conversions
(BTU/h) / kW
Lookup table
Unit
W
kW
MW
Hp
BTU/h

0.001
1
0.0041868
4.1868
1.055056

SI unit
kJ
kJ
kJ
kJ
kJ

"SI unit"
1 TJ/d
1000 TJ/d

3412.1 (BTU/h)/kW

SI unit
kW
kW
kW
kW
kW

=
=
=
=
=

0.001
1
1000
0.746
0.00029

Heating value (volume basis)

Lookup table
Unit
MJ/m3
=
MJ/kgmol
=
MJ/scf
=
BTU/m3
=
BTU/scf
=
BTU/lbmol
=
kcal/lbmol
=

1
0.042292
35.315
0.001055
0.037259
0.000098
0.000390

"SI unit"
MJ/m3
3
MJ/m
3
MJ/m
MJ/m3
MJ/m3
MJ/m3
3
MJ/m

1
0.00106
0.00233
0.00923

"SI unit"
MJ/kg
MJ/kg
MJ/kg
MJ/kg

Heating value (mass basis)

Lookup table
Unit
MJ/kg
BTU/kg
BTU/lb
kcal/lb

=
=
=
=

kcal/kg

Heat capacity
Lookup table
Unit
J/K
BTU/'F
cal/'C

=
=
=

"SI unit"
1 J/K
1899 J/K
4.187 J/K

Specific heat capacity

Lookup table
Unit
J/(kg.K)
J/(g.K)
BTU/(lb'F)
cal/(g'C)

=
=
=
=

1
1000
4187
4187

"SI unit"
J/(kg.K)
J/(kg.K)
J/(kg.K)
J/(kg.K)

Thermal conductivity
Lookup table
Unit
W/(m.K)
BTU/(h.ft'F)
BTU.in/(h.ft2'F)
cal/(sm'C)

=
=
=
=

1
1.731
0.144
4.187

"SI unit"
W/(m.K)
W/(m.K)
W/(m.K)
W/(m.K)

Heat transfer coefficient

Lookup table
Unit
W/(m2K)
BTU/(h.ft2'F)
cal/(s.cm2K)
kcal/(h.m2K)

=
=
=
=

1
5.678
4.19E-04
1.163

"SI unit"
W/(m2K)
W/(m2K)
W/(m2K)
W/(m2K)

Dynamic (Absolute) Viscosity

Base conversions
Pa.s
=
Poise
=
Lookup table
Unit
cP
Poise
Pa.s

Kinematic Viscosity
Base conversions
Stoke
Lookup table

=
=
=

0.00419 MJ/kg

1 kg/m/s
1 g/cm/s

(Water has viscosity of ca. 1cP at 20'C (1.00

"SI unit"
0.001 Pa.s
0.1 Pa.s
1 Pa.s

Kinematic viscosity = Dynamic viscosity / De

=

1 cm /s

Unit
m2/s
St
cSt

=
=
=

Surface tension
Lookup table
Unit
T
N/m
mN/m
lbl(f)/in
dyn/cm

=
=
=
=
=

"SI unit"
2
1 m /s
2
0.0001 m /s
2
0.000001 m /s

1
1
0.001
175.13
0.001

"SI unit"
N/m
N/m
N/m
N/m
N/m

(273.15K = 0'C = 32'F; 101.325kPa = 1atm = 14.696psia)

(288.15K = 15'C = 59'F)
(288.71K = 60'F = 15.56'C)

(100.232kPa = 14.73psia)

1 hectare is 100m x 100m

(264.2 gallon/m3)
(220 gallon/m3)

1kg * gravitational acceleration

Atmospheric pressure at sealevel in kPa

The atmospheric pressure in bar at sealevel is 1.01325 bar
The atmospheric pressure in psi at sealevel is 14.696 psi

X barg = X barg + atm P = Y bara; eg. 1barg + 1.013 = 2.013bara

1 bar = 100kPa --> X barg = [100*(X barg + 1.013bar/atm)] kPa(A), or = [100*X + 101.325] kPa(A)
1.013)barg * 100kPa/bar + 101.3kPa/atm = X*100kPa(A)
Converting to psia first would give the same result, ie.the following are equivalent:
[X psig + (14.5*1.013=14.7)] psia * (1kPa / 14.5psi) = kPa(A)
X psig * (100/14.5=6.895) kPa(G) + 101.3 kPa/atm = kPa(A)
2

[kg/cm2 * (100cm/m) ] * (grav accel) = N/m = kg * (grav accel) /m

(Water has viscosity of ca. 1cP at 20'C (1.002))

Kinematic viscosity = Dynamic viscosity / Density for a Newtonian fluid