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Appendix K: Conversion of Units

This document provides conversion factors between various units of measurement for circular measure, linear measure, velocity, area, volume, mass, pressure, work, power, and other units. Some examples of conversions included are 0.3048 meters to 1 foot for linear measure, 2.2046 pounds to 1 kilogram for mass, and 1.01325 pascals to 1 bar for pressure. The purpose is to allow easy conversion between common units used in scientific and engineering applications.

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Appendix K: Conversion of Units

This document provides conversion factors between various units of measurement for circular measure, linear measure, velocity, area, volume, mass, pressure, work, power, and other units. Some examples of conversions included are 0.3048 meters to 1 foot for linear measure, 2.2046 pounds to 1 kilogram for mass, and 1.01325 pascals to 1 bar for pressure. The purpose is to allow easy conversion between common units used in scientific and engineering applications.

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Appendix K: Conversion of Units

Each of the fractions below has the value of 1, i.e., numerator and denominator are equal. Hence
multiplying any dimension by one of the fractions 共and cancelling terms兲 does not change the value.

Circular measure
0.01745 radians 57.30 degrees 9.55 rev/minute
degree radian rad/s

Linear measure
0.3048 m 3.281 ft 1.609 km 0.6214 statute mile 1.852 km 1.1516 statute mile 60 nautical miles
ft m statute mile km nautical mile nautical mile degree at equator

2.54 cm 106 micron 1010 Angström 9.46 m 66 ft 100 link 6 ft 1 league


inch m m 10⫺15 light year chain chain fathom 3 statute miles

Velocity
1.689 ft/s 1.15157 mile/hour 0.5148 m/s 1.853 km/hour
knot knot knot knot

Area
1028 barn 640 acres 1 section 2.471 acre 2.590 km2 100 hectare 0.4042 hectare 258.7 hectare
m2 mile2 mile2 hectare mile2 km2 acre mile2

9 mi2 5760 acre


Gulf of Mexico 共GOM兲 block GOM block

Volume
3.785 liters 4.546 liters 7.4805 U.S. gallons 0.15899 m3 0.028 m3 159 liter
U.S. gallon British gallon ft3 U.S. bbl ft3 U.S. bbl

1 acre ft 7758 bbl 5.61 ft3 1 U.S. bbl 42 U.S. gallons 1233 m3
1233.5 m3 acre ft U.S. bbl 0.159 m3 U.S. bbl acre ft

Mass
2.2046 lb 0.4536 kg 1.120 short ton 1.102 short ton 0.9842 long ton
kg lb long ton metric tonne metric tonne

Pressure
1.01325 pascal 1 bar 29.92 inches of Hg 14.223 lb/inch2 1 cm of Hg
⫺5 5
10 atmosphere 10 pascal atmosphere 104 kg/m2 1333 pascal

14.7 psi 1 newton/m2 0.06895 bar 703.07 kg/m2 0.1333 kPa 16.018 kg/m3
atmosphere pascal lb/inch2 lb/inch2 torr lb/ft3

0.069 bar 6.895 kilopascal 0.01014 atm


psi psi kPa
420
421 Appendix J

Normal hydrostatic pressure gradient


0.43–0.45 psi/ft 0.43–0.45 psi/ft
9.5–10.2 kPa/m 8.33– 8.65 ppg EMW

Work „Energy…
1055 joules 4186 joules 3600 joules 1.6020 joule 0.2930 watt/hour
BTU kilocalorie watt hour 1019 electron volt BTU
0.948 BTU 1.055 kilojoule 107 erg 0.06895 bar BTU in 6 MCF gas
kilojoule BTU joule lb/in2⫽psi BTU in U.S. bbl oil

Power
745.7 watts 0.001341 horsepower
horsepower watt

Other
3.7⫻1010 becquerel abamp 108 abvolt 299.79 volt 2.9979⫻109 statamp 1°F/ft 1°C/km
curie 10 amp volt statvolt amp 1.8°C/m 2.9°F/mile
mPa.s langley 16.018 kg/m3 41.86 mW/m2 1 neper 105 dyne 9.869⫻104␮m2
2 3 ⫺2 2
centipoise joule/m pound/ft 10 cal/m s⫽1 HFU 8.686 dB newton millidarcy

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