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Conversion of Units

The document provides a comprehensive list of unit conversions across various categories including pressure, length, area, volume, force, temperature, and energy. It also includes specific properties of water and air, as well as SI prefixes and their corresponding factors. This reference serves as a useful tool for converting between different measurement units and understanding their relationships.

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Conversion of Units

The document provides a comprehensive list of unit conversions across various categories including pressure, length, area, volume, force, temperature, and energy. It also includes specific properties of water and air, as well as SI prefixes and their corresponding factors. This reference serves as a useful tool for converting between different measurement units and understanding their relationships.

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Conversion of Units  1 atm = 760 mm Hg

 1 atm = 29.92 in Hg
Length  1 bar = 100 kPa
 1 kPa = 1 kN/m²
 1 Pa = 1 N/m²
 1 ft = 12 inches  1 MPa = N/mm²
 1 yd = 3 ft  1 MPa = 1000 kPa
 1 m = 3.281 ft  1 ksi = 1000 psi
 1 m = 1000 mm  1 torr = 1 mm Hg
 1 m = 100 cm  1 torr = 133.32 Pascal
 1 m = 39.37 inches
 1 in = 2.54 cm
 1 in = 25.4 mm Energy
 1 mile = 5280 ft
 1 naut. mile = 6080 ft  1 Btu = 778 ft·lb
 1 km = 1000 m  1 Btu = 1.055 kJ
 1 Btu = 0.252 Kcal
Area  1 kcal = 4.187 kJ
 1 kJ = 1 kN·m
 1 kJ = 1000 N·m
 1 ft² = 144 in²  1 Joule = 1 N·m
 1 m² = 10,000 cm²  1 erg = 1 dyne·cm
 1 m² = 10.76 ft²
 1 m² = 1.195 yd²
 1 ha = 10,000 m² Power
 1 acre = 4046.8 m²
 1 kW = 1 kJ/s
Volume  1 hp = 0.746 kW
 1 hp = 746 watts
 1 hp = 550 ft·lb/sec
 1 ft³ = 1728 in³  1 hp = 33,000 ft·lb/min
 1 ft³ = 7.482 gal  1 hp = 42.2 Btu/min
 1 m³ = 1000 li  1 hp = 2545 Btu/hr
 1 gal = 3.785 li  1 Mhp = 0.736 kW
 1 m³ = 35.31 ft³  1 Bo. hp = 35,332 kJ/hr

Force Temperature

 1 kg = 2.205 lbs  °C = (5/9) (°F − 32)


 1 kg = 1000 grams  °F = (9/5) °C + 32
 1 kg = 0.00981 kN  °K = °C + 273
 1 kg = 9.81 N  °R = °F + 460
 1 lb = 16 oz
 1 ton = 2000 lbs
 1 Mton = 1000 kg Temperature Difference
 1 kN = 1000 N
 1 N = 100,000 dynes  Δ°C = (5/9) Δ°F
 1 slug = 32.174 lb  Δ°F = (9/5) Δ°C
 1 slug = 14.59 kg  Δ°C = Δ°K
 1 slug = 143.14 N  Δ°F = Δ°R
 1 kip = 1000 lbs
Air Properties
Angle
 cp = 0.24 Btu / (lb·°R)
 π rad = 180°  cp = 0.24 Kcal / (kg·°K)
 2π rad = 1 rev  cp = 1.0 kJ / (kg·°K)
 2π rad = 360°  cv = 0.171 Btu / (lb·°R)
 1 rev = 100 grad  cv = 0.171 Kcal / (kg·°K)
 60 min = 1 deg  cv = 0.716 kJ / (kg·°K)
 R = 53.3 ft·lb / (lb·°R)
Time  R = 0.287 kJ / (kg·°K)
 R = 8.314 / M, kJ / (kg)

 1 min = 60 sec
 1 hr = 3600 sec Additional Constants
 1 hr = 60 min
 1 day = 24 hr  k = 1.4 (for cold air)
 1 year = 8760 hrs  k = 1.3 (for hot air)

Water Properties

Density

Pressure  1 kg/L
 1000 kg/m³
 9.81 kN/m³
 1 atm = 101.325 kPa  62.4 lb/ft³
 1 atm = 14.7 psi
 1 atm = 1.033 kg/cm²
Specific Heat of Water (cp) Factor Prefix Symbol
103 Kilo k
 4.187 KJ/(kg·°K) 102 Hecto h
 1 Btu/(lb·°R) 101 Deca da
10−1 Deci d
Latent Heat of Water (L) 10−2 Centi c
10−3 Milli m
 335 KJ/kg 10−6 Micro µ
 144 Btu/lb 10−9 Nano n
10−12 Pico p
For Ice 10−15 Femto f
10−18 Atto a
Specific Heat (cp) 10−21 Zepto z
10−24 Yocto y
 2.09 KJ/(kg·°K)
 0.5 Btu/(lb·°R)

Latent Heat (L)

 335 KJ/kg
 144 Btu/lb

For Steam

Specific Heat (cp)

 2 KJ/(kg·°K)
 0.49 Btu/(lb·°R)

Latent Heat (L)

 2257 KJ/kg
 970 Btu/lb

SI Prefixes

Factor Prefix Symbol


1024 Yotta Y
1021 Zetta Z
1018 Exa E
1015 Peta P
1012 Tera T
109 Giga G
106 Mega M

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