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Conversions: Numbers Less Than One Numbers Greater Than One

This document provides conversions for various units of measurement for mass, length, area, volume, temperature, force, pressure, power, time and prefixes. It includes equations for mass and weight, temperature, force, and static equilibrium. Key conversion factors included are 1 kg = 2.205 lbs, 1 m = 3.28 ft, 1 atm = 14.7 psi, 1 W = 3,412 Btu/h, and equations for calculating temperature in different scales, force as mass times acceleration, and equations of static equilibrium.

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Conversions: Numbers Less Than One Numbers Greater Than One

This document provides conversions for various units of measurement for mass, length, area, volume, temperature, force, pressure, power, time and prefixes. It includes equations for mass and weight, temperature, force, and static equilibrium. Key conversion factors included are 1 kg = 2.205 lbs, 1 m = 3.28 ft, 1 atm = 14.7 psi, 1 W = 3,412 Btu/h, and equations for calculating temperature in different scales, force as mass times acceleration, and equations of static equilibrium.

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Conversions

Mass Area Force Energy


2
1 kg = 2.205 lbm 1 acre = 4047 m 1N = 0.225 lbf 1J = 0.239 cal
2 -4
1 slug = 32.2 lbm = 43,560 ft 1 kip = 1,000 lbf = 9.48 x 10 Btu
2
1 ton = 2000 lbm = 0.00156 mi = 0.7376 ft·lbf
Pressure 1kW h = 3,6000,000 J

Length Volume 1 atm = 1.01325 bar


= 33.9 ft H2O
1m = 3.28 ft 1L = 0.264 gal Defined Units
3 = 29.92 in. Hg
1 km = 0.621 mi = 0.0353 ft
= 760 mm Hg
1 in. = 2.54 cm = 33.8 fl oz
3 = 101,325 Pa 1J = 1 N·m
1 mi = 5280 ft 1mL = 1 cm = 1 cc
= 14.7 psi 1N = 1 kg·m / s2
1 yd = 3 ft
1psi = 2.31 ft of H2O 1 Pa = 1 N / m2
Time
1V =1W/A
Temperature Change 1d = 24 h Power 1W =1J/s
1K = 1 ºC 1h = 60 min 1W =1V/A
1W = 3.412 Btu/h
= 1.8 ºF 1 min = 60 s 1 Hz = 1 s-1
= 0.00134 hp
= 1.8 ºR 1 yr = 365 d 1F = 1 A·s / V
= 14.34 cal/min
1H = 1 V·s / V
= 0.7376 ft·lbf/s

SI Prefixes
Numbers Less Than One Numbers Greater Than One
Power of 10 Prefix Abbreviation Power of 10 Prefix Abbreviation
10-1 deci- d 101 deca- da
10-2 centi- c 102 hecto- h
10-3 milli- m 103 kilo- k
10-6 micro- µ 106 Mega- M
10-9 nano- n 109 Giga- G
10-12 pico- p 1012 Tera- T
10-15 femto- f 1015 Peta- P
10-18 atto- a 1018 Exa- E
10-21 zepto- z 1021 Zetta- Z
10-24 yocto- y 1024 Yotta- Y

Temperature Force
Equations
F = ma
TK = TC + 273
Mass and Weight F = force
TR = TF + 460 m = mass
M = VDm
a = acceleration
W = mg
W = VDw Equations of Static Equilibrium
V = volume TK = temperature in Kelvin ΣFx = 0 ΣFy = 0 ΣMP = 0
Dm = mass density TC = temperature in Celsius
m = mass Fx = force in the x-direction
TR = temperature in Rankin Fy = force in the y-direction
Dw = weight density TF = temperature in Fahrenheit
g = acceleration due to gravity MP = moment about point P

PLTW, Inc. Engineering Formulas IED POE DE CEA AE BE CIM EDD 3

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