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Conversion Factors
DIMENSION METRIC METRIC/ENGLISH

Acceleration 1 m/s2 = 100 cm/s2 1 m/s2 = 3.2808 ft/s2

1 ft/s2 = 0.3048* m/s2
Area 1 m2 = 104 cm2 = 106 mm2 = 10−6 km2 1 m2 = 1550 in2 = 10.764 ft2
1 ft2 = 144 in2 = 0.09290304* m2

Density 1 g/cm3 = 1 kg/L = 1000 kg/m3 1 g/cm3 = 62.428 lbm/ft3 = 0.036127 lbm/in3
1 lbm/in3 = 1728 lbm/ft3
1 kg/m3 = 0.062428 lbm/ft3
Energy, heat, work, 1 kJ = 1000 J = 1000 N·m = 1 kPa·m3 1 kJ = 0.94782 Btu
   internal energy, 1 kJ/kg = 1000 m2/s2 1 Btu = 1.055056 kJ
   enthalpy 1 kWh = 3600 kJ = 5.40395 psia·ft3 = 778.169 lbf·ft
1 cal† = 4.184 J 1 Btu/lbm = 25,037 ft2/s2 = 2.326* kJ/kg
1 IT cal† = 4.1868 J 1 kJ/kg = 0.430 Btu/lbm
1 Cal† = 4.1868 kJ 1 kWh = 3412.14 Btu
1 therm = 105 Btu = 1.055 × 105 kJ
    (natural gas)
Force 1 N = 1 kg·m/s2 = 105 dyne 1 N = 0.22481 lbf
1 kgf = 9.80665 N 1 lbf = 32.174 lbm·ft/s2 = 4.44822 N
Heat flux 1 W/cm2 = 104 W/m2 1 W/m2 = 0.3171 Btu/h·ft2
Heat transfer 1 W/m2·°C = 1 W/m2·K 1 W/m2·°C = 0.17612 Btu/h·ft2·°F
   coefficient
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 = 1000 g 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 = 907.1847 kg
Power, 1 W = 1 J/s 1 kW = 3412.14 Btu/h
   heat transfer rate 1 kW = 1000 W = 1.341 hp           = 737.56 lbf·ft/s
1 hp‡ = 745.7 W 1 hp = 550 lbf·ft/s = 0.7068 Btu/s
        = 42.41 Btu/min = 2544.5 Btu/h
        = 0.74570 kW
1 boiler hp = 33,475 Btu
1 Btu/h = 1.055056 kJ/h
1 ton of refrigeration = 200 Btu/min
Pressure 1 Pa = 1 N/m2 1 Pa = 1.4504 × 10−4 psia
1 kPa = 103 Pa = 10−3 MPa = 0.020886 lbf/ft2
1 atm = 101.325 kPa = 1.01325 bars 1 psi = 144 lbf/ft2 = 6.894757 kPa
= 760 mm Hg at 0°C 1 atm = 14.696 psia = 29.92 in Hg at 30°F
= 1.03323 kgf/cm2 1 in Hg = 3.387 kPa
1 mm Hg = 0.1333 kPa
Specific heat 1 kJ/kg·°C = 1 kJ/kg·K = 1 J/g·°C 1 Btu/lbm·°F = 4.1868 kJ/kg·°C
1 Btu/lbmol·R = 4.1868 kJ/kmol·K
1 kJ/kg·°C = 0.23885 Btu/lbm·°F
= 0.23885 Btu/lbm·R

*Exact conversion factor between metric and English units.

†Calorie is originally defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1°C, but it varies with temperature. The international steam table (IT)
calorie (generally preferred by engineers) is exactly 4.1868 J by definition and corresponds to the specific heat of water at 15°C. The thermochemical calorie (generally pre-
ferred by physicists) is exactly 4.184 J by definition and corresponds to the specific heat of water at room temperature. The difference between the two is about 0.06 percent,
which is negligible. The capitalized Calorie used by nutritionists is actually a kilocalorie (1000 IT calories).

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CONVERSION FACTORS

DIMENSION METRIC METRIC/ENGLISH

Specific volume 1 m3/kg = 1000 L/kg = 1000 cm3/g 1 m3/kg = 16.02 ft3/lbm
1 ft3/lbm = 0.062428 m3/kg
Temperature T(K) = T(°C) + 273.15 T(R) = T(°F) = 459.67 = 1.8T(K)
ΔT(K) = ΔT(°C) T(°F) = 1.8T(°C) + 32
ΔT(°F) = ΔT(R) = 1.8ΔT(K)
Thermal 1 W/m·°C = 1 W/m·K 1 W/m·°C = 0.57782 Btu/h·ft·°F
   conductivity
Velocity 1 m/s = 3.60 km/h 1 m/s = 3.2808 ft/s = 2.237 mi/h
1 mi/h = 1.46667 ft/s
1 mi/h = 1.6093 km/h
Volume 1 m3 = 1000 L = 106 cm3 (cc) 1 m3 = 6.1024 × 104 in3 = 35.315 ft3
= 264.17 gal (U.S.)
1 U.S. gallon = 231 in3 = 3.7854 L
1 fl ounce = 29.5735 cm3 = 0.0295735 L
1 U.S. gallon = 128 fl ounces
Volume flow rate 1 m3/s = 60,000 L/min = 106 cm3/s 1 m3/s = 15,850 gal/min (gpm) = 35.315 ft3/s
= 2118.9 ft3/min (cfm)

‡Mechanical horsepower. The electrical horsepower is taken to be exactly 746 W.

Some Physical Constants

Universal gas constant Ru  = 8.31447 kJ/kmol·K

= 8.31447 kPa·m3/kmol·K
= 0.0831447 bar·m3/kmol·K
= 82.05 L·atm/kmol·K
= 1.9858 Btu/lbmol·R
= 1545.37 ft·lbf/lbmol·R
= 10.73 psia·ft3/lbmol·R
Standard acceleration of gravity g = 9.80665 m/s2
= 32.174 ft/s2
Standard atmospheric pressure 1 atm = 101.325 kPa
= 1.01325 bar
= 14.696 psia
= 760 mm Hg (0°C)
= 29.9213 in Hg (32°F)
= 10.3323 m H2O (4°C)
Stefan–Boltzmann constant 𝛼 = 5.6704 × 10−8 W/m2·K4
= 0.1714 × 10−8 Btu/h·ft2·R4
Boltzmann’s constant k = 1.380650 × 10−23 J/K
Speed of light in vacuum co = 2.9979 × 108 m/s
= 9.836 × 108 ft/s
Speed of sound in dry air at 0°C and 1 atm c = 331.36 m/s
= 1089 ft/s
Heat of fusion of water at 1 atm hif = 333.7 kJ/kg
= 143.5 Btu/lbm
Enthalpy of vaporization of water at 1 atm hfg = 2256.5 kJ/kg
= 970.12 Btu/lbm

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