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1. The document provides conversion factors for various units of measurement including mass, length, volume, force, pressure, energy, power, viscosity, density, temperature, and flow rate. 2. It lists useful reference quantities such as standard gravity, densities of water, viscosity of water, composition of air, specific heat of water, and universal gas constant. 3. The conversions allow for calculations between metric, English and other unit systems in various scientific and engineering applications.

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Prof. Faith A.

 Morrison 
Department of Chemical Engineering 
FACTORS FOR UNIT CONVERSIONS 
Quantity    Equivalent Values 

Mass      1 kg = 1000 g = 0.001 metric ton = 2.20462 lbm = 35.27392 oz 
      1 lbm = 16 oz = 5 x 10‐4 ton = 453.593 g = 0.453593 kg 
 
Length      1 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm = 106  microns (µm) = 1010 angstroms (Å) 
              = 39.3701 in = 3.28084 ft = 1.09361 yd = 0.000621371 mile 
      1 ft = 12 in. = 1/3 yd = 0.3048 m = 30.48 cm 
 
Volume     1 m3 = 1000 liters = 106 cm3 = 106 ml 
               = 35.31467 ft3 = 219.969 imperial gallons = 264.172 gal  
         = 1056.69 qt 
1 ft3 = 1728 in3 = 7.48052 gal = 0.028317 m3 = 28.3168 liters 
         = 28,316.8 cm3 
 
Force      1 N = 1 kg.m/s2 = 105 dynes = 105 g.cm/s2 = 0.22481 lbf 
      1 lbf = 32.174 lbm.ft/s2 = 4.4482 N = 4.4482 x 105 dynes 
 
Pressure    1 atm = 1.01325 x 105 N/m2 (Pa) = 101.325 kPa = 1.01325 bars 
                 = 1.01325 x 106 dynes/cm2 
                 = 760 mm Hg at 0˚ C (torr) = 10.333 m H2O at 4˚ C 
                 = 14.696 lbf/in2 (psi) = 33.9 ft H2O at 4˚C 
      100 kPa = 1 bar 
 
Energy      1 J = 1 N.m = 107 ergs = 107 dyne.cm 
            = 2.778 x 10‐7 kW.h = 0.23901 cal 
            = 0.7376 ft.lbf = 9.47817 x 10‐4 Btu 
 
Power      1 W = 1 J/s = 0.23885 cal/s = 0.7376 ft.lbf/s = 9.47817 x 10‐4 Btu/s = 3.4121 Btu/h 
              = 1.341 x 10‐3 hp (horsepower) 
 
Viscosity    1 Pa.s = 1 N.s/m2 = 1 kg/m.s 
                = 10 poise = 10 dynes.s/cm2 = 10 g/cm.s 
                = 103 cp (centipoise)  
                = 0.67197 lbm/ft.s = 2419.088 lbm/ft.h 
 
Density     1 kg/m3    = 10‐3 g/cm3 
                                
= 0.06243 lbm/ft3 
      103 kg/m3 = 1 g/cm3 = 62.428 lbm/ft3 
 
Volumetric Flow  1 m3/s= 35.31467 ft3/s=15,850.32 gal/min (gpm) 
  1 gpm = 6.30902 x 10‐5 m3/s=2.228009 x 10‐3 ft3/s=3.7854 liter/min 
  1 liter/min=0.26417 gpm 
          Ver. 30‐Oct‐2014 
Temperature    T (o C )  95 T (o F )  32   
    T (o F )  95 T (o C )  32  1.8T (o C )  32  
 
Absolute Temperature    T(K) = T(˚C) + 273.15 
    T(˚R) = T(˚F) + 459.67 
 
Temperature Interval (T)  1 C˚ = 1 K = 1.8 F˚ = 1.8 R˚ 
    1F˚ = 1 R˚ = (5/9) C˚ = (5/9) K 
 
 
 
USEFUL QUANTITIES 
 
  SG   = (20˚C)/ water (4˚C) 
 
 water(4˚C)  = 1000 kg/m3 = 62.43 lbm/ft3  = 1.000 g/cm3 
 water(25˚C)   = 997.08 kg/m3 = 62.25 lbm/ft3 = 0.99709 g/cm3 
 
  g   = 9.8066 m/s2 = 980.66 cm/s2 = 32.174 ft/s2 
 
  µwater (25˚C)   = 8.937 x 10‐4 Pa.s = 8.937 x 10‐4 kg/m.s  
    = 0.8937 cp  =0.8937 x 10‐2 g/cm.s  = 6.005 x 10‐4 lbm/ft.s 
 
Composition of air:    N2     78.03% 
      O2     20.99% 
      Ar       0.94% 
      CO2       0.03% 
  H2, He, Ne, Kr, Xe       0.01% 
      100.00% 
 
  Mair    = 29 g/mol = 29 kg/kmol = 29 lbm/lbmole 
 
  Ĉp,water (25˚C)  = 4.182 kJ/kg K = 0.9989 cal/g˚C = 0.9997 Btu/lbm˚F 
 
  R  = 8.314 m3.Pa/mol.K = 0.08314 liter.bar/mol.K = 0.08206 liter.atm/mol.K 
    = 62.36 liter.mm Hg/mol.K = 0.7302 ft3.atm/lbmole.˚R  
    = 10.73 ft3.psia/lbmole.˚R 
    = 8.314 J/mol.K 
    = 1.987 cal/mol.K = 1.987 Btu/lbmole.˚R 
 

          Ver. 30‐Oct‐2014 

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