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ME Constants

This document provides conversion factors and formulas for linear units, area, volume, temperature, angle, mass and weight, pressure, fluids, thermodynamics, gas properties, and common molecular weights. It includes conversions between various units used in engineering such as feet, meters, pounds, kilograms, degrees Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, etc.

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ME Constants

This document provides conversion factors and formulas for linear units, area, volume, temperature, angle, mass and weight, pressure, fluids, thermodynamics, gas properties, and common molecular weights. It includes conversions between various units used in engineering such as feet, meters, pounds, kilograms, degrees Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, etc.

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LINEAR WORK AND ENERGY IDEAL GASES

1 STATUTE MILE = 5280 ft 1 BTU = 778 ft-lb PV = mRT


= 1760 yards = 252 cal
BASIC PROPERTIES OF IDEAL GAS
1 NAUTICAL MILE = 6080 ft = 0.252 kcal
1 LEAGUE = 3 nautical miles = 1.055 kJ R = Cp – Cv
= 18 240 ft 1 KCAL = 4.1868 kJ K = Cp / Cv
1 YARD = 3 ft 1 CAL = 4.1868 J Cp = kR/k-1
= 0.9144 m 1 ERG = 1 Dyne-cm Cv = R/k-1
1 METER = 100 cm = 10-7 Joule
= 1000 mm 1 JOULE = 1 N-m PROCESS
= 3.2808 ft 1 KJ = 1000 Joule P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2 = mR
= 1.0936 yard ΔU = mCv (T2-T1)
1 FOOT = 12 inches POWER ΔH = mCp (T2-T1)
1 INCH = 2.54 cm 1 HP = 550 ft-lb/s ΔS = mCp ln (T2-T1)
= 25.4 mm = 33 000 ft-lb/min = mR ln (P2/P1)
1 ROD = 5.5 yards = 2545 BTU/hr
= 16.5 ft PROPERTIES OF WATER
= 42.4167 BTU/min
1 FURLONG = 40 rods = 0.746 kW ρH2O = 62.4 lbm/ft3
= 220 yards = 746 W = 1000 kgm/m3
1 CABLE LENGTH = 720 ft = 1.014 MHP γH2O = 62.4 lbf/ft3
1 FATHOM = 6 ft 1 KW = 3412.9006 BTU/hr = 9.8066 kN/m3
1 SPAN = 9 inches = 1 kJ/s = 1000 kgf/m3
1 VARA = 33.33 inches 1 WATT = 1 J/s g = 9.8066 m/s2
1 MIL = 0.001 inches 1 MHP = 0.736 kW = 32.174 ft/s2
AREA 1 BOILER HP = 33 480 BTU/hr Cp = 4.187 kJ/kg-°K
= 35 322 kJ/hr = 1.0 BTU/lb-°F
1 HECTARE (ha) = 10 000 m2 Latent heat of fusion = 335 kJ/kg
= 11 959.6097 yards2 PRESSURE = 444 BTU
1 ACRE = 4046.856 m3 1 ATM = 101.325 kPa Specific heat of Ice = 2.093 kJ/kg-°C
= 0.4046856 ha = 14.7 psi = 0.5 BTU/lb-°F
1 SQUARE METER = 10.7636 ft2 = 760 mmHg Latent heat of vaporization
= 1.19596 yards2 = 760 torr = 2257 kJ/kg
= 29.93 inHg = 970.3 BTU/lb
VOLUME
= 1.033 kg/cm2 Latent heat of vapor in air
1 QUART = 2 pints = 1.013 bar = 2442 kJ/kg
1 US GALLON = 230.9993 in3 = 760 000 microns = 1050 BTU/lb
= 3.7854 liters = 1 013 247 microbar
= 4 quarts 1 BAR = 100 kPa THERMODYNAMICS
1 BRITISH GALLON = 277.4194 in3 1 PASCAL = 1 N/mm2 ρ = m/V
1 CUBIC METER = 1000 liters 1 KPA = 1 kN/mm2 ν = V/m
= 35.3134 ft3 = 1000 Pa γ = V/m
= 264.1729 US gallons SG = γf / γH20
1 CUBIC FEET = 7.4808 US gallons FLUIDS
= ρf / ρH20
= 28.3179 liters 1 POISE = 1 dyne-sec/cm2 = γg / γair
= 1728 in3 = 0.1 Pa-s = ρg / ρair
1 GANTA = 3 liters 1 STOKE = 1 cm2/s W = Fd = Pad = PV
= 8 chupas = 0.001 m2/s h = U + PV
1 CAVAN = 25 gantas 1 LB-SEC/FT2 = 487.7 Poise s = ΔQ/T
TEMPERATURE 1 FT3/SEC = 929 cm2/s Q = mCΔT
= 0.646 mgd
°C = 5/9 (°F - 32) Δ°C = 5/9 (Δ°F) = 448.8 gpm BASIC FORMULAS
°F = 9/5(°C) + 32 Δ°F = 9/5 (Δ°C) 1 M3/SEC = 1000 li/sec
°K = 273 + °C Δ°C = Δ°K = 35.31 ft3/s Constant Pressure Heating/Cooling
°R = 460 + °F Δ°F = Δ°R Q = mCp (T2 - T1)
°K = 1/1.8 °R PROPERTIES OF AIR
Molecular Weight = 28.97 kga/kgmol Evaporation/Condensation (P=T=c)
ANGLE Q = m(hfg) = m(hf-hg)
K = 1.4
360 DEGREES = 2π R = 53.34 ft-lbf/lbm-°R
= 400 grads = 0.28708 kJ/kgm-K Constant Volume Q = m (U2 - U1)
= 6400 mils Cp = 0.24 BTU/lb-°F
= 1 rev = 1.0062 kJ/kg-°C Constant Entropy Q = m (h2 - h1)
90 DEGREES = 100 grads Cv = 0.1714 BTU/lb-°F
1 DEGREE = 1 min = 0.7186 kJ/kg-°C Constant Enthalpy Q=0
1 min = 60 seconds ρair =1.2 kg/m3 = 0.075 lb/ft3
MASS AND WEIGHT UNIVERSAL GAS CONSTANT
1 TON = 2000 lbs R = 8.3143 kJ/kgmol-°K
1 LONG TON = 2240 lbs = 1545 ft-lbf/lbmol-°R
1 METRIC TON = 1000 kg = 0.0821 L-atm/atm-°K
= 2204.6225 lbs
1 POUND = 16 ounces COMMON MOLECULAR WEIGHTS
1 KIP = 1000 lbs H=1 S = 32
1 KILOGRAM = 2.2046 lbs He = 2 Air = 28.97
1 KGf = 9.8066 Newtons C = 12
1 NEWTON = 0.1019 kg N = 14
= 0.0462 lbs O = 16
1 SLUG = 32.174 lbm Steam = 18

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