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CONVERSION FACTORS

Pressure
1 lb. per sq. inch = 2.31 ft. water at 60º F
= 2.04 in. Hg at 60º F
1 ft. water at 60º F = 0.433 lb. per sq. inch
= 0.884 in. Hg at 60º F
1 in. Hg at 60º F = 0.49 lb. per sq. inch
= 1.13 ft. water at 60º F
lb. per sq. inch Absolute (psia) = lb. per sq. inch gauge (psig) +
14.7

Temperature
ºC = (ºF – 32) X 5/9

Weight of Liquid
1 gal. (U.S.) = 8.34 lb. X sp. Gr.
1 cu. ft. = 62.4 lb. X sp. gr.
1 lb. = 0.12 U.S. gal. / sp. gr.
= 0.016 cu. ft. / sp. gr.

Flow
1 gpm = 0.134 cu. ft. per min.
= 500 lb. per hr. X sp. gr.
500 lb. per hr. = 1 gpm / sp. gr.
1 cu. ft. per min. (cfm) = 448.8 gal. per hr. (gph)

Work
1 Btu (mean) = 778 ft. lb.
= 0.293 watt hr.
= 1/180 of heat required to change
temp. of 1 lb. water from 32º F to
212º F
1 hp-hr = 2545 Btu (mean)
= 0.746 kwhr
1 Kwhr = 3413 Btu (mean)
= 1.34 hp-hr
 Power
1 Btu per hr. = 0.293 watt
= 12.96 ft. lb. per min.
= 0.00039 hp
1 ton refrigeration (U.S.) = 288,000 Btu per 24 hr.
= 12,000 Btu per hr.
= 200 Btu per min.
= 83.33 lb. ice melted per hr. from
and at 32º F
= 2000 lb. ice melted per 24 hr.
from and at 32º F
1 hp = 550 ft. lb. per sec.
= 746 watt
= 2545 Btu per hr.
1 boiler hp = 33,480 Btu per hr.
= 34.5 lb. water evap. Per hr. from
and at 212º F
= 9.8 kw.
1 kw. = 3413 Btu per hr.

Mass
1 lb. (avoir.) = 16 oz. (avoir.)
= 7000 grain
1 ton (short) = 2000 lb.
1 ton (long) = 2240 lb.

Volume
1 gal. (U.S.) = 128 fl. oz. (U.S.)
= 231 cu. inch
= 0.833 gal. (Brit)
1 cu. ft. = 7.48 gal. (U.S.)

Weight of Water
1 cu. ft. at 50º F weighs 62.41 lb.
1 gal. At 50º F weighs 8.34 lb.
1 cu. ft. of ice weighs 57.2 lb.
Water is at its greatest density at 39.2º F
1 cu. ft. at 39.2º F weighs 62.43 lb.

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