CONVERSIONS

LENGTH/LINEAR = 62.43 lb/ft.3

1 meter = 3.28 feet = 1.940 slug/ft.3
= 1.093 yard AREA
1 inch = 25.4 mm 1 m2 = 10.76 ft.2
= 2.54 cm = 1.196 yards2 VOLUME
= 0.0254 m 1ft = 929 cm2
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1 cc = 1 ml POWER
1 foot = 12 inches 1mi2 = 640 acres 1 m3 = 1000 L 1 hp = 0.746 kW
1 statute mile = 0.869 nautical mile = 259 hectares (ha) = 35.32 ft3 = 42.2 Btu/min.
= 1760 yards 1 hectare = 10,000 m2 1ft = 7.481 gal
3
= 550 ft-lb/s
= 5280 feet 1 acre = 4046.8 m2 = 28.32 L = 1.014 MHP
1 nautical mile = 6076 feet = 43 560 ft2 1 L = 1000 cc 1 watt = 107 ergs/sec.
1 yard = 3 feet = 4840 yards2 = 1.057 quarts 1 boiler hp = 33 480 Btu/hr.
1 fathom = 6 feet = 0.00156 mi2 1 US gal = 0.00379 m3 TOR/TR = 3.52 kW
1 league = 3 nautical mile = 231 in.3
1 rod = 5.5 yards MASS/WEIGHT = 3.7854 L TEMPERATURE
= 16.5 ft. 1 ton/Short ton/English ton = 2000 lbs = 4 quarts 9
1 furlong = 40 rods 1 long ton/imperial ton = 2240 lbs 1 UK gal = 277.42 in.3 ℉ = ℃ + 32
5
= 220 yards 1 metric ton/tonne = 2205 lbs 1 quart = 2 pints 5
1 cable length = 720 ft. = 1000 kg 1 barrel (bbl) = 42 gal ℃ = (℉ - 32)
9
1 span = 9 inches = 1.1023 tons = 158.9873 L
9
1 vara = 33.33 inches 1 kg = 2.2046 lbs 1 ganta = 3 L ∆ ℉ = ¿) = ∆ ° R
1 mil = 0.001 inch 1 kip = 1000 lbs = 8 chupas 5
1 N = 100 000 dynes 1 cavan = 25 gantas 5
∆ ℃ = (∆ ℉ ) = ∆ ° K
PRESSURE 1 slug = 32.174 lb 9
1 atm = 101.325 kPa = 14.594 kg WORK/ENERGY ° R = ℉ + 460
= 10.1325 dyne/cm2 1 lb = 16 onces 1 Btu = 1.055 kJ ° K = ℃ +273
= 1.01325 bar 1 kgf = 9.80665 N = 778 ft-lb 5 ºK = 9 ºR
= 1.0332 kg/cm2 1 lbf/Poundal = 4.4484 N = 0.252 kCal
= 760 torr = 0.4536 kgf 1 Btu/lb = 2.326 kJ/kg FLUIDS
= 760 mmHg = 0.5556 kCal/kg 1 poise = 0.1 Pa-s
= 760 000 microns ANGLE 1 erg = 1 dyne-cm = 1 dyne-s/cm2
= 14.7 psi 1 Rev = 360 degrees = 10 J 1 reyn = 1 lb-s/in.2
= 29.92 inHg = 2 π rad 1 electron volt (ev) = 1.602x10-19 J 1 stoke = 1 cm2/s
= 407.189 inH2O = 400 grads 1 lb-s/ft.2 = 478.7 poises
1 mmH2O = 9.80665 Pa = 6400 mils DENSITY 1 ft.2/s = 929 cm2/s
1 degree = 60 mins. 1 g/cm3 = 103 kg/m3 1 ft.3/s = 0.646 mgd

Mechanical Engineering: Units of Measurements – Study Guide/November 2018

 CONVERSIONS
= 448.8 gpm
1 m3/s = 1000 lit/s
= 35.31 ft.3/s

Mechanical Engineering: Units of Measurements – Study Guide/November 2018