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Conversion Units

Common Conversion Units

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Common Conversion Units

• Length • Pressure
• 1 ft = 12 in • 1 kPa = 1,000 kPa
• 1 in = 2.54 cm • 1 MPa = 1,000 kPa
• 1 mi = 5280 ft • 1 atm = 101.325 kPa = 760 mmHg = 14.696 psia
• Mass • 1 bar = 100 kPa
• 1 ton = 1,000 kg
• Energy
• 1 kg = 2.205 lbm ≈ 2.2 lbm
• 1 kJ = 1,000 J = 1,000 N·m = 1 kPa·m3
• Power
• 1 cal = 4.184 J
• 1 hp = 745.7 W ≈ 746 W
• 1 kW = 3,412.14 Btu/h ≈ 3,412 Btu/h • 1 Btu = 5.40395 psia·ft3
• 1 hp = 550 (ft·lbf)/s • 1 Btu = 778.169 ft·lbf ≈ 778 ft·lbf
• 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu
• 1 Btu = 1.055 kJ
• 1 kJ/kg = 1,000 m2/s2
• 1 Btu/lbm = 25,037 ft2/s2
Common Conversion Units
• Force • Constants
• 1 N = 105 dyne • Ru = 8.31447 (kPa·m3)/(kmol·K)
• 1 lbf = 32.174 (lbm·ft)/s2 = 4.44822 N ≈ 4.448 N = 10.73 (psia·ft3)/(lbmol·K)
• Volume • g = 9.81 m/s2 = 32.174 ft/s2
• 1 m3 = 1,000 L
• 1 gal = 3.7854 L
• Time
• 1 h = 60 min = 3,600 s
Prefix
yotta, Y exa, E tera, T mega, M hecto, h base centi, c micro, 𝞵 pico, p atto, a yocto, y
unit
zetta, Z peta, P giga, G kilo, k deka, da deci, d milli, m nano, n femto, f zepto, z

1024 1021 1018 1015 1012 109 106 103 102 101 100 10-1 10-2 10-3 10-6 10-9 10-12 10-15 10-18 10-21 10-24
Common Conversion Units
• Temperature • Quantity
• 𝑇(𝐾) = 𝑇(℃) + 273.15
QUANTITY BASE UNITS
• ∆𝑇 𝐾 = 𝑇 ℃ + 273.15
𝑚
• 𝑇 𝑅 = 𝑇 ℉ + 459.67 FORCE, WEIGHT 𝑁 𝑘𝑔 % !
𝑠
• 𝑇 𝑅 = 1.8∆𝑇 𝐾 𝑘𝑔
PRESSURE 𝑃𝑎 𝑁=
• 𝑇 ℉ = 1.8𝑇 ℃ + 32 𝑚 % 𝑠!
! ENERGY, WORK, 𝑚!
• 𝑇 ℃ = 𝑇 ℉ − 32 𝐽 𝑘𝑔 % ! = 𝑁 % 𝑚
" HEAT 𝑠
• ∆𝑇 ℉ = ∆𝑇 𝑅 𝑚! 𝑚 𝐽
POWER 𝑊 𝑘𝑔 % " = 𝑁 % =
𝑠 𝑠 𝑠

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