Scribd
Upload
89 views

Conversion Us Uk Metric Si Units For Thermal Engineers

This document provides conversion factors between different units used to measure thermal engineering concepts like velocity, temperature, heat, pressure, viscosity, and heat transfer. It lists equivalencies for units including meters/second, feet/minute, Celsius, Fahrenheit, joules, BTUs, Watts, calories, bars, psi, pascals, Celsius, and others. The purpose is to enable thermal engineers to easily convert between the various units used to measure key thermal and fluid concepts.

Uploaded by

Muhammad Aslam
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
89 views

Conversion Us Uk Metric Si Units For Thermal Engineers

This document provides conversion factors between different units used to measure thermal engineering concepts like velocity, temperature, heat, pressure, viscosity, and heat transfer. It lists equivalencies for units including meters/second, feet/minute, Celsius, Fahrenheit, joules, BTUs, Watts, calories, bars, psi, pascals, Celsius, and others. The purpose is to enable thermal engineers to easily convert between the various units used to measure key thermal and fluid concepts.

Uploaded by

Muhammad Aslam
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

TECHNICAL DATA

CONVERSION US · UK · METRIC · SI UNITS

TECHNICAL DATA
FOR THERMAL ENGINEERS
FLUIDS & FLOW HEAT

Velocity Temperature
1 m/s = 3,281 ft/s °C | Celsius = 5 · (°F – 32) / 9
1 m/s = 196,9 ft/min | FPM °F | Fahrenheit = 32 + 9 · °C / 5
1 FPM = 5,080·10-3 m/s
1 ft/sec. = 0,3048 m/s Heat Content & Energy
1 Knot = 1,853 km/h 1 kJ | kN·m = 0,9478 Btu
1 Nautical Mile / hour 1 kJ | kN·m = 0,2388 Kcal
1 Btu = 1,055 kJ
Volume Flow 1 Btu = 0,2520 Kcal
1 m³/h = 0,5885 CFM | ft³/min 1 kcal = 4,187 kJ
1 CFM = 1,699 m³/h 1 kcal = 3,968 Btu
1 kWh = 3600 kJ
For ideal gasses : 1 kWh = 859,8 Kcal
Standard cubicfeet per Minute (SCFM) / 70°F /
1 Atm. abs. Heat Load
Normal cubicmeter per hour (mn 3/h) / 0°C / 1 1 kW = 3412 Btu/h
Atm. abs. 1 kW = 859,8 Kcal/h
1 Btu/h = 2,931·10-4 kW
1 SCFM luft = 1,577 mn 3/h Air (only) 1 Btu/h = 0,2520 Kcal/h
1 kcal/h = 1,163·10-3 kW
Mass Flow 1 kcal/h = 3,968 Btu/h
1 kg/h = 2,205 lb/h 1 Boiler HP = 9,81 kW
1 lb/h = 0,4536 kg/h 1 Boiler HP = 15,65 kg steam /h

Pressure Specific Heat


1 bar = 14,50 psi 1 kJ/(kg·K) = 0,2388 Btu/(lb·°F)
1 bar = 100,0 kPa 1 kJ/(kg·K) = 0,2388 kcal/(kg·°C)
1 bar = 0,9869 Atm. 1 Btu/(lb·°F) = 4,187 kJ/(kg·K)
1 mbar = 0,7501 mmHg | Torr 1 kcal/(kg·°C) = 4,187 kJ/(kg·K)
1 mbar = 10,20 mmWG
1 mbar = 100,0 Pa Conductivity
1 psi | lbf/in² = 6,895·10-2 bar 1 W/(m·K) = 0,8598 kcal/(m·h·°C)
1 psi | lbf/in² = 6,804·10-2 Atm. 1 W/(m·K) = 0,5778 Btu/(ft·h·°F)
1 psi | lbf/in² = 6,895 kPa 1 kcal/(m·h·°C) = 1,163 W/(m·K)
1 Btu/(ft·h·°F) = 1,731 W/(m·K)
Kinematic Viscosity
1 cSt = 1,076·10-5 ft²/s Heat Transmission
1 cSt = 1,000·10-6 m²/s 1 W/(m²·K) = 0,8598 kcal/(m²·h·°C)
1 ft²/s = 9,290·104 cSt 1 W/(m²·K) = 0,1761 Btu/(ft²·h·°F)
1 ft²/s = 9,290·10-2 m²/s 1 kcal/(m²·h·°C) = 1,163 W/(m²·K)
1 Btu/(ft²·h·°F) = 5,679 W/(m²·K)
Dynamic Viscosity
1 Pa·s = 1.000 cP Evaporation Heat
1 Pa·s = 0,6720 lb/(ft·s) 1 kJ/kg = 0,430 Btu/lb
1 cP = 1,000·10-3 Pa·s | Ns/m² 1 Btu/lb = 2,326 kJ/kg
1 cP = 1,000·10-3 kg/(m·s)
1 lb/(ft·s) = 1,488 Pa·s
1 lb/(ft·s) = 1488 cP | mPa·s

STEAM EQUIPMENT 445

You might also like