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Conversion Factors

This document provides conversion factors between common units used in engineering. It lists conversion factors for units of acceleration, area, density, energy, force, mass, power, pressure, temperature, thermal conductivity, viscosity and volume. It also lists values for common physical constants including the universal gas constant, Stefan-Boltzmann constant, and gravitational acceleration at sea level.

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Conversion Factors

This document provides conversion factors between common units used in engineering. It lists conversion factors for units of acceleration, area, density, energy, force, mass, power, pressure, temperature, thermal conductivity, viscosity and volume. It also lists values for common physical constants including the universal gas constant, Stefan-Boltzmann constant, and gravitational acceleration at sea level.

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Conversion Factors

Acceleration 1 m/s2  4.2520  107 ft/h2


Area 1 m2  1550.0 in.2
 10.764 ft2
Density 1 kg/m3  0.062428 lb/ft3
 1.94  103 slug/ft3
Energy 1J  1N#m
 0.2390 cal
 9.4787  104 Btu
1 BTU  778.17 ft # lbf
Force 1N  1 kg # m/s2
 0.22481 lbf
1 lbf  1 slug # ft/s2
 32.174 lb # ft/s2
Energy transfer rate 1W  3.412 Btu/h
Heat flux 1 W/m2  0.3171 Btu/h # ft2
Heat generation rate 1 W/m3  0.09665 Btu/h # ft3
Heat transfer coefficient 1 W/m2 # K  0.17612 Btu/h # ft2 # F
Kinematic viscosity 1 m2/s  3.875  104 ft2/h
and diffusivities  10.76 ft2/s
Length 1m  39.370 in.
 3.2808 ft
1 km  0.62137 mile
Mass 1 kg  2.2046 lb
 6.852  102 slug
Mass flow rate 1 kg/s  2.2046 lb/s
Power 1W  1 N # m/s
1 kW  1.341 hp
1 hp  550 ft # lbf/s
 2545 Btu/h
Pressure and stress 1 N/m2  1 Pa
 1.4504  104 lbf/in.2
 4.015  103 in. water
 2.953  104 in. Hg
1.0133  105 N/m2  1 standard atmosphere
1  105 N/m2  1 bar
Specific energy 1 kJ/kg  0.42992 Btu/lb
Specific heat 1 J/kg # K  2.3886  104 Btu/lb # R
Temperature K  (59)R
 (59)(F  459.67)
 C  273.15
Temperature difference 1K  1C
 (95)R  (95)F
Thermal conductivity 1 W/m # K  0.57782 Btu/h # ft # F
Thermal resistance 1 K/W  0.52750 F/h # Btu
Viscosity (dynamic) 1 N # s/m2  1 kg/s # m
 2419.1 lb/ft # h
 5.8016  106 lbf # h/ft2
 2.089  102 lbf # s/ft2
Volume 1 m3  6.1023  104 in.3
 35.314 ft3
 264.17 gal
 103 L
1 gal  0.13368 ft3
Volume flow rate 1 m3/s  2.1188  103 ft3/min
 1.5850  104 gal/min

Physical Constants
Universal Gas Constant:
R  8.314 kJ/kmol # K
 8314 N # m/kmol # K
 1545 ft # lbf/lbmol # R
 1.986 Btu/lbmol # R
Stefan-Boltzmann Constant:
  5.670  108 W/m2 # K4
 0.1714  108 Btu/h # ft2 # R4
Blackbody Radiation Constants:
C1  3.7420  108 W # m4/m2
 1.187  108 Btu # m4/h # ft2
C2  1.4388  104 m # K
 2.5897  104 m # R
C3  2897.8 m # K
 5215.6 m # R
Gravitational Acceleration (Sea Level):
g  9.807 m/s2  32.174 ft /s2
Standard Atmospheric Pressure:
p  1.01325 bar  101,325 N/m2  14.696 lbf/in.2

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