Conversion Factors

DIMENSION METRIC METRICIENGLISH

Acceleration 1 m/s2 • 100 cm/s2 1 m/s2 • 3. 2808 ft/s2
1 ft!s2 • 0 .3048" mis'
Area l m2 • 104 cm2 • 106 mm2 • 10 - 6 km2 1 m2 • 1550 in• • 10.764 ft2
1 It' • 144 in' • 0 .09290304• m'
Density 1 g/cm3 - 11\g/l • 1000 kg/m3 1 g/cm3 • 62.428 lbm/ft• • 0 .036127 lbm/in3
1 lbm/in3 • 1728 lbm/113
1 kgtm3 • 0 .062428 lbmfft3
Energy, heat, work, 1 kJ • 1000 J • 1000 N · m • 1 kPa · m3 1 kJ • 0 .94782 Btu
and spe<:ific energy 1 kJ/kg - 1000 m'ls' 1 Btu • 1.055056 kJ
1 kWh • 3600 kJ • 5.40395 psia · lt3 • 778.169 lbf ·ft
1 Btu/lbm • 25,037 tt•/s2 • 2 .326• kJ/kg
1 kWh • 3412.14 Btu
Force 1 N - 1 kg · mls2 - 105 dyne l N • 0.22481 lbf
1 kgj • 9 .80665 N l lbf • 32.174 lbm ·IVs' • 4.44822 N
1 lbl • 1 slug · 1Vs2
Length 1 m • 100 cm • 1000 mm • 106 µm 1 m • 39.370 in • 3 .2808 ft • 1.0926 yd
1 km - 1000 m 1 ft • 12 in • 0 .3048• m
1 mile • 5280 ft • 1.6093 km
1 in • 2.54" cm
Mass 1 kg • l OOOg 1 kg • 2.2046226 lbm
1 metric ton • 1000 kg 1 lbm • 0.45359237• kg
1 ounce • 28.3495 g
1 slug • 32.174 lbm • 14.5939 kg
1 short ton - 2000 lbm - 907 .184 7 kg
Power lW • lJ/s 1 kW • 3412.14 Btulh • 1.341 hp
lkW • lOOOW • lkJ/s • 737.56 lbf · IVs
1 hp 1 - 745.7 w 1 hp - 550 lbl . IVs - o .7068 Sluis
• 42.41 Btu/min • 2544.5 Btu/h
• 0 .74570 kW
1 Btulh • 1.055056 kJ/h
Pressure oc stress, 1 Pa • 1 N/m2 1 Pa • 1.4504 x 10- • psi
and pressure 1 kPa - 103 Pa - 10- 3 MPa - 0 .020886 lbf/ft 2
expressed as 1 atm • 101.325 kPa • 1.01325 bar 1 psi • 144 lbflft2 • 6 .894757 kPa
a head - 760 mm Hg at o •c 1 atm • 14.696 psi
• 1.03323 kgf/cm 2 - 29.92 inches Hg at 30°F
1 mm Hg • 0. 1333 kPa 1 inch Hg • 13.60 inches H,0 • 3.387 kPa
Spe<:ific heat 1 kJ/kg · •c • 1 kJ/kg · K 1 Btu/lbm · °F • 4 . 1868 kJ/kg · •c
• lJ/g · •c 1 Btu/lbmol · R • 4 .1868 kJ/kmol · K
1 kJ/kg · •c - 0 .23885 Btu/lbm · ' F
• 0.23885 Btu/lbm · R
Specific volume 1 m 3/kg • 1000 Ukg 1 m3/kg • 16.02 ft3/lbm
- 1000 cm3/g 1 ft3/lbm • 0 .062428 m'lkg
Temperature 71K) • 1l'C) + 273.15 7{R) • 1{'F) + 459.67 = 1.87{K)
11 l'lK) • t. 7l'C) 7l' F) • 1.8 7l'C) + 32
<17l' f) • 6 7lR) • 1.8' <17{K)
Velocity 1 mis • 3 .60 km/h 1 mis • 3.2808 ft/s • 2.237 milh
1 mi/h - 1.46667 ft/s
1 mi/h • 1.6093 km/h
Viscosity, dynamic 1 kg/m · s • 1 N · s/m 2 • 1 Pa· s • 10 poise 1 kg/m · s • 2419.l lbm/ft · h
- 0.020886 lbf . s!ft2
- 0.67197 lbm/ft. s

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Viscosity, kinematic 1 m2/s • 104 cm2/s I m•ts • 10.764 ft2/s • 3.875 x I O" ft2/h
1 stoke - 1 cm2/s - 10""" m2/s 1 m2/s - 10.764 ft'/s
Volume 1 m3 - 1000 L - 10 • cm3 (CC) 1 m3 - 6.1024 x 10" in3 - 35.315 ft'
• 264.17 gal {U.S.)
I U.S. gallon • 231 in3 • 3.7854 L
1 fl ounce - 29.5735 cm' - 0.0295735 L
1 U.S. gallon • 128 fl ounces
Volume flow rate 1 m3/s • 60,000 U min • 106 cm3/s 1 m3/s • 15,850 gal/min • 35.315 lt'/s
• 2118.9 lt'/min {CFM)

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Some Physical Constants

PHYSICAL CONSTANT METRIC ENGLISH
Standard acceleration of gravity g = 9.80665 mls2 g = 32.174 fVs2
Standard atmospheric pressure P..,m = I atm = 101.325 kPa P..,m = 1 atm = 14.696 psia
= 1.01325 bar = 2116.2 lbf/ft2
= 760 mm Hg {O' C) = 29.9213 inches Hg {32' F)
= 10.3323 m H, O {4' C) = 406. 78 inches H,O {39.2' F)
Universal gas constant Ru = 8 .3 144 7 kJ/kmol • K Ru = 1.9859 Btu/lbmol · R
= 8.31447 kN • m/kmol · K = 1545.37 ft · lbf/lbmol · R

Commonly Used Properties

PROPERTY METRIC ENGLISH
Air at 20'C (68'FJ and l atm
Specific gas constant• R,,, = 0.2870 kJ/kg · K R. 1, = 0 .06855 Btu/lbm · R
= 287 .0 m2fs2 · K = 53.34 ft · lbMbm · R
= 1716tt2/s2 · R
Specific heat ratio k = c/c;, = 1.40 k = c,tc. = 1.40
Specific heats c, = 1.007 kJ/kg · K c, = 0.2404 Btu/lbm ·R
= 10 07 m2/s2 · K = 187. 1 ft · lbf/lbm · R
c;, = 0. 7200 kJ/kg · K = 6019 ft2/s2 • R
= 720.0 m2/s2 • K c;, = 0.1719 Btu/lbm · R
= 133.8 ft · lbf/lbm · R
= 4304 ft2/s2 · R
Speed of sound c = 343.2 mis= 1236 kmlh c = 1126 fVs = 767.7 mi/h
Density p = 1.204 kg/m' p = 0.07518 lbmfft3
Viscosity µ, = 1.825 x 10-$ kg/m · s µ, = 1.227 x 10-$ lbmlft . s
Kinematic viscosity v = 1.516 x 10-$ m2ts v = 1.632 x 10-• ft'ls

Liquid water at 20' C (68' FI and l aim

Specific heat Cc = c, = c;,l c = 4.182 kJ/ kg • K c = 0.9989 Btullbm · R
= 4 182 m2/s2 · K = 777 .3 ft · l bf/lbm · R
= 25,009 lt2/s2 · R
Density p = 998.0 kg/m3 p = 62.30 l bm/tt3
Viscosity µ, = 1.002 x 10-3 kg/m · s µ, = 6. 733 x 10-• lbm/ft . s
Kinematic viscosity v = 1.004 x 10-6 m2/s v = 1.081 x 10-$ ft2/s

• lnde-pendent of pres.wre or temperature