Constants
Constants
Mass/Force
Pounds (lb) Grains (gr) 7000
Pounds(lb) Grams (g) 453.59237
Grains (gr) Grams (g) 0.06479891
Kilograms (kg) Pounds(lb) 2.2046226
Kilogram-force (kgf) Newton (N) 9.80665
Pound-force (lbf) Newton (N) 4.44822
Power, Energy, Heat
British Thermal Unit per Min (Btu/min) Steam, Pounds per Hour (lb/hr Steam) 1 x 10-3
Horsepower (hp) Watts (W) 745.7
Horsepower, boiler (hp) British Thermal Unit per Hour (Btu/hr) 33445.7
Horsepower, boiler (hp) Kilowatts (kW) 9.8095
Kilowatts-Hours (kWhr) British Thermal Units per Hour (Btu/hr) 3414.43
British Thermal Unit, mean (Btu) Kilogram-Calories (kcal) 0.252
British Thermal Unit, mean (Btu) Watts per Second, Joule (J) 1055.06
Pressure
Inches of Mercury (in Hg) Millimeters of Mercury (mm Hg) 25.4
Inches of Mercury (in Hg) Inches of Water (in H2O) 13.6
Inches of Mercury (in Hg) Atmospheres (atm) 0.0334211
Inches of Mercury (in Hg) Kilopascals (kPa) 3.386388
Atmospheres (atm) Bars (bar) 1.01325
Atmospheres (atm) Pounds per Square Inch (psi) 14.695949
Pascals (Pa) Newton per Square Meter (N/m2) 1.0
Volume
Cubic Meters (m3) Cubic Feet (ft3) 35.314667
Cubic Feet (ft3) Liters (l) 28.136847
Liters (l) Cubic Centimeters (ccm) 1000
Temperature
K = oC + 273.15
o
F = (9/5 x °C) +32
o
R= oF + 459.67 = 1.8K
o
C = 5/9 (oF – 32)
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Constants
Parts-per-million by volume (ppmv) to milligrams per dry standard cubic meter (mg/dscm)
ppm × MW
mg / dscm = v
22.405 Liters
g − mole
Correct to x% O2
20.9 − x%O 2
C s @ x % O2 = C s ×
20.9 − %O 2( dryactual )
Parts-per-million (ppm) SO2 Pounds/Std Cubic Foot (lb/scf) SO2 1.660 x 10-7
Parts-per-million (ppm) NOx Nanogram/Std Cubic Meter (ng/scm) NOx 1.912 x 106
Parts-per-million (ppm) NOx Pounds/Std Cubic Foot (lb/scf) NOx 1.194 x 10-7
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