CONSTANTS AND
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ANGLE CONVERSIONS
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METRIC CONVERSIONS - PREFIXES
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LENGTH CONVERSIONS
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VOLUME CONVERSIONS
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MASS AND WEIGHT/FORCE CONVERSIONS
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ENERGY AND POWER CONVERSIONS
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ADDITIONAL CONVERSION OF UNITS
1 FOOT = 3 HANDS
1 SPAN = 9 INCHES
1 FATHOM = 6 FEET
1 CABLE =120 FATHOMS 1 PECK = 8 QUARTS
1 HECTARE = 100 ARES 1 PACE = 30 INCHES
1 ARE = 100 SQUARE METERS 1 QUINTAL = 100 KILOGRAMS
1 FURLONG = 220 YARDS = 201 METERS 1 SCRUPLE = 20 GRAINS
1 ACRE = 43560 SQ. FT 1 STERE = 1 CUBIC METER
1 LEAGUE = 3 MILES 1 QUARTS = 2 PINTS
1 SECTION = 1 SQ. MILES 1 KIP(KILOPOUND) = 1000 LBS
1 KNOT = 1.152 MPH
1 BBL = 42 GALLONS
1 DRUM = 55 GALLONS
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TIME CONVERSIONS
1 minute = 60 seconds
1 hr = 60 minutes
1 DECADE = 10 YEARS
1 hr = 3600 seconds 1 SCORE = 20 YEARS
1 day = 24 hrs 1 SILVER = 25 YEARS
1 month = 30 days 1 GOLDEN = 50 YEARS
1 DIAMOND = 75 YEARS
1 year = 365 days 1 CENTURY = 100 YEARS
1 leap year = 366 days 1 MILLENIUM = 1000 YEARS
1 year = 8760 hours
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PRESSURE CONVERSIONS
NOTE:
atm = Atmospheric Pressure
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HORSEPOWER CONVERSIONS
HORSEPOWER (ENGLISH)
1 HP = 550 ft-lbf/s
1 HP = 33, 000 ft-lbf/min
1 HP = 42.4 BTU/min
1 HP = 746 Watts = 0.746kW
1 HP = 1 Arabian horse
1 HP = 1 mule
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TEMPERATURE SCALES
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PARTS AND PERCENTAGE
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CONSTANTS
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DENSITY, SPECIFIC WEIGHT
AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY
SG = 1.0 (Water)
SG = 1.03 (Seawater)
SG = 0.80 (Oil)
SG = 13.6 (Mercury)
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SPECIFIC
HEATS
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LATENT HEAT OF FUSION/VAPORIZATION
For Water/Ice/Steam
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CRITICAL TEMPERATURE AND TRIPLE POINT
Critical Temperature of Water:
375°C
Triple Point of Water:
0.01°C, 0.6113 kPa
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LATENT HEAT OF FUSION/VAPORIZATION
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GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATION
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1 Pa – s = 10 poise
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HEAT TRANSFER
Thermal Conductivity conversion
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What is theCAPACITY
REFRIGERATION
equivalent value of 1 TOR = 12,000 BTU/hr = 200BTU/min = 3.516 kW
the following?
1 Tonne = 3.88kW
TOR to kW
Tonne to kW EER = 3.412COP
Formula for EER
1 TOR = 4 FRIGORIES
TOR to frigories
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PRODUCT LOAD CONSTANTS
SPECIFIC HEAT ABOVE FREEZING POINT
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REFRIGERANT CYLINDER COLORS
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PIPING COLORS
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STRESSES
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POWER TRANSMITTED
