Thinking Like an Engineer 2e Conversion Table

CONVERSIONS FUNDAMENTAL DIMENSIONS [BASE SI UNITS]

Angle Power I electric current [A] M mass [kg] T time [s]
J light intensity [cd] N amount of substance [mol] Θ temperature [K]
1 rad = 57.3 deg 1W = 3.412 BTU/h
L length [m]
p rad = 180 deg = 0.00134 hp
= 14.34 cal/min
Area = 0.7376 ft lbf /s
1 acre = 4047 m2
= 0.00156 mi2
Pressure COMMON DERIVED UNITS IN THE SI SYSTEM
1 atm = 1.01325 bar Dimension SI Unit Base SI Units Derived from
Energy = 33.9 ft H2O
= 29.92 in Hg Force (F) newton [N] kg m F=ma
1J = 0.239 cal 1N = 1
= 760 mm Hg s2 Force = mass times acceleration
= 9.48 * 10-4 BTU
= 0.7376 ft lbf = 101,325 Pa Energy (E) joule [J] E=Fd
kg m2
1 kW h = 3,600,000 J = 14.7 psi 1J = 1N m = 1 Energy = force times distance
s2
Force Time Power (P) watt [W] J kg m2 P = E/t
1W = 1 = 1 3 Power = energy per time
1N = 0.225 lbf 1 d = 24 h s s
= 1 E 5 dyne 1 h = 60 min Pressure (P) pascal [Pa] N kg P = F/A
1 min = 60 s 1 Pa = 1 = 1
1 kip = 1,000 lbf m2
m s2 Pressure = force per area
1 yr = 365 d
Length Voltage (V) volt [V] W kg m2 V = P/I
1V = 1 = 1 3 Voltage = power per current
1 m = 3.28 ft
Temperature A s A
1 km = 0.621 mi 1K = 1 °C
1 in = 2.54 cm = 1.8 °F
1 mi = 5,280 ft = 1.8 °R
1 yd = 3 ft
Volume
PHYSICAL CONSTANTS [VALUE AND UNITS]
Mass c speed of light in a vacuum = 3 * 108 m/s
1L = 0.264 gal
1 kg = 2.205 lbm = 0.0353 ft3 e Euler’s number (base of natural logarithm) = 2.71828 . . .
1 slug = 32.2 lbm = 33.8 fl oz elementary charge of an electron = 1.602 * 10-19 C
1 ton = 2,000 lbm 1 mL = 1 cm3 = 1 cc w Golden ratio = 1.61803 . . .

Named Units F Faraday’s constant = 9.65 * 104 C/mol

g acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s2 on Earth
1 cP = 0.01 g/(cm s) 1 J = 1 Nm 1V = 1 W/A
1 F = 1 A s/V 1 N = 1 kg m/s2 1W = 1 J/s G gravitational constant = 6.67 * 10 -11 (N m2)/kg2
1 H = 1 V s/A 1 Pa = 1 N/m2 1Ω = 1 V/A h Planck constant = 6.62 * 10-44 J
1 Hz = 1 s-1 1 St = 1 cm2/s k Boltzmann constant = 1.48 * 10-24 J/K
Conversions shown in bold text above indicate exact conversions NA Avogadro’s number = 6.022 * 1023 mol-1
p ratio of circle circumference to diameter = 3.14159 . . .
SI PREFIXES R gas constant = 8314 (Pa L)/(mol K) = 0.08206 (atm L)/(mol K)
Numbers Less Than One Numbers Greater Than One s Stefan‐Boltzmann constant = 5.67 * 10-8 W/(m2 K4)
Power of 10 Prefix Abbreviation Power of 10 Prefix Abbreviation
10-1 deci‐ d 101 deca‐ da
10-2 centi‐ c 102 hecto‐ h
10-3 milli‐ m 103 kilo‐ k
10-6 micro‐ m 106 Mega‐ M
10-9 nano‐ n 109 Giga‐ G
10-12 pico‐ p 1012 Tera‐ T
10-15 femto‐ f 1015 Peta‐ P
10-18 atto‐ a 1018 Exa‐ E
10-21 zepto‐ z 1021 Zetta‐ Z
10-24 yocto‐ y 1024 Yotta‐ Y

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 Thinking Like an Engineer 2e Conversion Table

CONVERSIONS FUNDAMENTAL DIMENSIONS [BASE SI UNITS]

Angle Power I electric current [A] M mass [kg] T time [s]
J light intensity [cd] N amount of substance [mol] Θ temperature [K]
1 rad = 57.3 deg 1W = 3.412 BTU/h
L length [m]
p rad = 180 deg = 0.00134 hp
= 14.34 cal/min
Area = 0.7376 ft lbf /s
1 acre = 4047 m2
= 0.00156 mi2
Pressure COMMON DERIVED UNITS IN THE SI SYSTEM
1 atm = 1.01325 bar Dimension SI Unit Base SI Units Derived from
Energy = 33.9 ft H2O
= 29.92 in Hg Force (F) newton [N] kg m F=ma
1J = 0.239 cal 1N = 1
= 760 mm Hg s2 Force = mass times acceleration
= 9.48 * 10-4 BTU
= 0.7376 ft lbf = 101,325 Pa Energy (E) joule [J] E=Fd
kg m2
1 kW h = 3,600,000 J = 14.7 psi 1J = 1N m = 1 Energy = force times distance
s2
Force Time Power (P) watt [W] J kg m2 P = E/t
1W = 1 = 1 3 Power = energy per time
1N = 0.225 lbf 1 d = 24 h s s
= 1 E 5 dyne 1 h = 60 min Pressure (P) pascal [Pa] N kg P = F/A
1 min = 60 s 1 Pa = 1 = 1
1 kip = 1,000 lbf m2
m s2 Pressure = force per area
1 yr = 365 d
Length Voltage (V) volt [V] W kg m2 V = P/I
1V = 1 = 1 3 Voltage = power per current
1 m = 3.28 ft
Temperature A s A
1 km = 0.621 mi 1K = 1 °C
1 in = 2.54 cm = 1.8 °F
1 mi = 5,280 ft = 1.8 °R
1 yd = 3 ft
Volume
PHYSICAL CONSTANTS [VALUE AND UNITS]
Mass c speed of light in a vacuum = 3 * 108 m/s
1L = 0.264 gal
1 kg = 2.205 lbm = 0.0353 ft3 e Euler’s number (base of natural logarithm) = 2.71828 . . .
1 slug = 32.2 lbm = 33.8 fl oz elementary charge of an electron = 1.602 * 10-19 C
1 ton = 2,000 lbm 1 mL = 1 cm3 = 1 cc w Golden ratio = 1.61803 . . .

Named Units F Faraday’s constant = 9.65 * 104 C/mol

g acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s2 on Earth
1 cP = 0.01 g/(cm s) 1 J = 1 Nm 1V = 1 W/A
1 F = 1 A s/V 1 N = 1 kg m/s2 1W = 1 J/s G gravitational constant = 6.67 * 10 -11 (N m2)/kg2
1 H = 1 V s/A 1 Pa = 1 N/m2 1Ω = 1 V/A h Planck constant = 6.62 * 10-44 J
1 Hz = 1 s-1 1 St = 1 cm2/s k Boltzmann constant = 1.48 * 10-24 J/K
Conversions shown in bold text above indicate exact conversions NA Avogadro’s number = 6.022 * 1023 mol-1
p ratio of circle circumference to diameter = 3.14159 . . .
SI PREFIXES R gas constant = 8314 (Pa L)/(mol K) = 0.08206 (atm L)/(mol K)
Numbers Less Than One Numbers Greater Than One s Stefan‐Boltzmann constant = 5.67 * 10-8 W/(m2 K4)
Power of 10 Prefix Abbreviation Power of 10 Prefix Abbreviation
10-1 deci‐ d 101 deca‐ da
10-2 centi‐ c 102 hecto‐ h
10-3 milli‐ m 103 kilo‐ k
10-6 micro‐ m 106 Mega‐ M
10-9 nano‐ n 109 Giga‐ G
10-12 pico‐ p 1012 Tera‐ T
10-15 femto‐ f 1015 Peta‐ P
10-18 atto‐ a 1018 Exa‐ E
10-21 zepto‐ z 1021 Zetta‐ Z
10-24 yocto‐ y 1024 Yotta‐ Y

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