Table A3:

Selected unit equivalents. Sym Unit Equivalents L 1 ft = 12 in = 0.3048 m 1 m = 3.281 ft = 39.37 in 1 in = 0.0254 m 1 yd = 3 ft = 36 in 1 yd = 0.9144 m 1 mile = 5280 ft 1 mile = 1609 m 1 micron = 1 m = 10 6 m 1 hr = 60 min = 3600 s 1 min = 60 s 1 kg = 2.205 lbm 1 kg = 0.06852 slugs 1 slug = 32.17 lbm 1 ton = 2000 lbm 1 lbm = 0.4536 kg 1 lbm = 16 oz 1 lbm = 7000 grains 1 lbf = 4.448 N 5 1 lbf = 4.448 10 dynes 5 1 N = 10 dynes 1 Btu = 1055 J 1 Btu = 252.0 cal(IT) 1 cal(IT) = 4.1868 J 1 cal(chem) = 4.1840 J 5 1 therm = 10 Btu 7 1 erg = 10 J 19 J 1 ev = 1.602 10 1 hp = 745.7 W 1 C = 1 K = 1.8 F = 1.8 R 1 gal(US) = 3.785 liters 1 gal(US) = 0.8327 gal(Imp) 1 bbl = 42 gal(US) 1 atm = 29.92 inHg 1 atm = 760 mmHg 1 atm = 0.101325 MPa 1 atm = 760 torr 1 inHg = 13.57 inWater 1 rev = 360 deg = 2 rad

Table A4:

Selected dimensional-unit equivalents. Dimensional-Unit Equivalents 1 mi 2 = 640 acres 1 acre = 43,560 ft 2 1 liter = 1000 cm 3 1 ft = 7.481 gal(liq) 1 ft 3 = 28.32 liters 1 m 3 = 1000 liters 1 N = 1.0 kg-m / s2 1 lbf = 32.17 lbm-ft / s2 1 lbf = 386.1 lbm-in / s2 1 dyne = 1.0 g-cm / s2 1 slug = 1.0 lbf-s2 / ft 1 J = 1.0 N- m 1 Btu = 778.2 ft-lbf 1 erg = 1.0 dyne-cm 1 W = 1.0 N-m / s 1 hp = 33,000 ft-lbf / min 1 hp = 550 ft-lbf / s 1 W = 1.0 J / s 1 W = 3.412 Btu / hr 1 hp = 2544 Btu / hr 1 hp = 42.41 Btu / min 1 ton = 12,000 Btu / hr
3

Dimension Length

Related Dimensions Length, Area

Length, Volume

Force, Mass, Length, Time Time t

Mass

Energy, Length, Force

Power, Length, Force, Time

Force

Power, Energy, Time

Energy

Force, Length, Pressure

Power Temperature Volume

W T V

1 Pa = 1.0 N / m 2 5 1 bar = 10 N / m 2 1 bar = 14.50 lbf / in 2 1 atm = 14.70 lbf / in 2 1 MPa = 145.0 lbf / in 2 1 inWater = 0.03613 lbf / in 2 1 rad = 1 in / in = 1 m / m 1 W = 1.0 V-A 1 V = 1 A

Angle, Length Power, Current, Potential Current, Potential, Resistance Pressure P

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Angle

Indicates an exact relation.

Other relations have been rounded to the figures given.

Table A5:

Unit prefixes.

Table A6:

Selected derived-unit equivalents. Symbols Derived-Unit Equivalents L2 1 ft 2 = 144 in 2 2 1 ft 2 = 9.290 10 m 2 4 2 1 in = 6.452 10 m 2 1 ft 3 = 1728 in 3 1 m 3 = 35.32 ft 3 1 in 3 = 16.39 cm 3 1 1 1 1 1 ft / s = 0.3048 m / s m / s = 3.281 ft / s m / s = 39.37 in / s mi / hr = 1.609 km / hr mi / min = 88 ft / s

Prefix Name exa peta tera giga mega kilo hecto deka deci centi milli micro nano pico femto atto Symbol E P T G M k h da d c m n p f a Unit Multiplier 1018 1015 1012 10 9 10 6 10 3 10 2 101 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
1 2 3 6 9 12 15 18

Dimension Area

Volume

L3

Velocity

L/t

Acceleration

L / t2

1 ft / s2 = 0.3048 m / s2 1 m / s2 = 3.281 ft / s2 1 m / s2 = 39.37 in / s2 1 lbf / in 2 = 6895 N / m 2 1 lbm / ft 3 = 16.02 kg / m 3 1 m 3 / kg = 16.02 ft 3 / lbm See specific heat. 1 lbm / s = 0.4536 kg / s 1 Btu / lbm = 2.326 kJ / kg 1 cal(chem) / g = 4.1840 kJ / kg 1 Btu / lbm-R = 4.1868 kJ / kg-K 1 cal(chem) / g-K = 4.1840 kJ / kg-K See specific heat.

Pressure Density Specific volume Gas constant Mass-flow rate Specific energy

F / L2 M / L3 L3 / M E / M-T M/t E/M

Specific heat Temperature-scale relations: T [K] = T [C] + 273.15 T [R] = T [F] + 459.67 5 T [K] = T [R] 9 5 T [C] = T [F] 32 9 Standard atmospheric pressure: Po = 0.101325 MPa = 14.70 psia Specific entropy

E / M-T

E / M-T

Indicates an exact relation.

Other relations have been rounded to the figures given.

Standard acceleration of gravity at sea level: g o = 9.80665 m / s2 = 32.17 ft / s2 = 386.1 in / s2