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Appendix 3
CONVERSION CONSTANTS
Length

Area

Volume

1 ft
1 cm
1 in.
1m
1 ft2
1 m2
1 ft2
1 in.2
1 liter
1 ft3

Density
Time

Speed

1 gal
1 lb/in.3
1 lb/ ft3
1 gm/cm3
1 min
1 hour
1 day
1 fps

Force, Mass
1 lb

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12 in.
0.3937 in.
2.54 cm
3.28 feet
144 in.2
10.76 ft2
929 cm2
6.452 cm2
1000 cm3
0.2642 gal
61.025 in.3
144 in.3
7.482 gal
28.317 liter
28,317 cm3
3.7854 liter
1728 lb/ft3
16.018 kg/m3
1000 kg/m3
60 seconds
3600 seconds
60 min
24 hours
0.3048 m/s
4.4482 N
453.6 g
2.205 lb
9.80665 N
1000 kg

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Pressure

1 atm

1 psi

1 in. H20
Energy

1 Btu
1 kw-hr

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1.033 bar
14.7 psi
101,325 N/m2
29.921 in. Hg (0C)
760 mm Hg (OC)
1.0332 kg/cm2
27.684 in. of water
2.036 in. of mercury
51.715 mm Hg (0C)
0.0731 kg/cm2
0.0361 psi
0.0736 in. of mercury
251.98 cal
1.055 kJ
3412.2 Btu
3600 kJ
1 kw-s
56.87 Btu
4.1668 kJ
860 cal

1 kJ
1 kw-min
1 kcal
1 wt-hr
Heat Capacity
1 BTU/hr-F = 0.5274 W/C
1 W/C
= 1.8961 BTU/hr-F
Heat Flow 1 BTU/hr = 0.2931 W
1 watt
= 3.411 BTU/hr
Power
1 BTU/hr = 0.2931 W
1 BTU/sec = 1.0551 kW
Specific Heat
1 BTU/lb-F = 4.1868 kJ/kg-K
1 Kcal/kg-K= 1 cal/g-C
Temperature
F
= 1.8C + 32
C
= [F 32] / 1.8

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