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AE 451 Aeronautical Engineering Design I

SI and British Weight, Mass, Length, Velocity


Temperature, Force and Power Units

Prof. Dr. Serkan Özgen


Dept. Aerospace Engineering
October 2024
Weight and Mass Units in SI and British
Systems
Quantity SI British
Force N (Newtons) lbf (pound-force)
Mass kg (kilogram) lbm (pound mass) or slugs

Definitions and conversions:


1 lbm = 0.454 kg (454 grams)
1 slug = 32.2 lbm
1 N: force required to accelarate a mass of 1 kg at a rate of 1 m/s2
1 lbf: force required to accelarate a mass of 32.2 lbm (1 slug) at a rate of 1 ft/s2
1 lbf = 32.2 lbm*1 ft/s2 (= 1 slug.ft/s2) or 1 lbf = 1 lbm*32.2 ft/s2 (1 g acceleration)
1 N = 1 kg * 1 m/s2 or 1 N = 0.1019 kg * 9.81 m/s2 (1 g acceleration)
1 lbf = 4.457 N

2
Length Units in SI and British Systems
Quantity SI British
Length m (meter) ft (foot)
Length cm (centimeter) in (inch)
Length km (kilometer) nm (nautical mile) or mile (statute mile)

Conversions:
1 m = 3.281 ft
1 in = 2.54 cm
1 ft = 12 in
1 nm = 1852 m
1 nm = 6076.1 ft
1 (statute) mile = 1609.3 m
1 (statute) mile = 5280 ft

3
Velocity Units in SI and British Systems
Quantity SI British
Velocity m/s (meter per second) ft/s (foot per second)
Velocity km/h (kilometer per hour) kt (knot, nautical miles per hour)
or mph (miles per hour)

Conversions:
1 m/s = 3.281 ft/s
1 kt = 1.852 km/h
1 kt = 1.6878 ft/s
1 mph = 1.609 km/h
1 mph = 1.4667 ft/s

4
Temperature Units in SI and British Systems

Quantity SI British
Temperature Kelvin (K) or Centigrade Celcius (oC) Fahrenheit (oF) or Rankine (oR)

Conversions:
K = oC + 273.15
oC = 5/9*(oF+40)-40

oF = 9/5*(oC+40)-40

oR = oF + 459.67

5
Power Units in SI and British Systems

Quantity SI British
Power Watt (W) Horsepower (hp)

Conversions:
1 Watt = 1 N.m/s
1 hp = 550 ft.lb/s
1 hp = 745.7 Watt
1 Watt = 1 N.m/s
1 Watt = 0.73756 ft.lb/s

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Energy Units in SI and British Systems

Quantity SI British
Energy Joule (J) British Thermal Unit (Btu)

Conversions:
1 J = 1 N.m
1 Btu = 778 ft.lb
1 Btu = 1055 J

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