Consistent

Units:
The definition of a consisten set of units is one where the gravitational constant is equal to
1. This has been little solace for the user who simply wants the pressure to be in PSI.
Accordiingly, tabulations have been made of various sets of consistent units. The columns
of the table below represent the consistent sets. Remember that the only permissable
unit for time is seconds.
C-G-S

MM-G-S

Length
Velocity

M-K-S
(SI)
m
m/s

cm
cm/s

mm
mm/s

Pressure

Pa

g/cm-s2

Pa

g/cm

g/mm

Density

kg/m

English
(feet)
ft
ft/s
lbf/ft2
slg/ft

Viscosity
Conductivity

kg/m-s
W/m-K

g/cm-s
W/cm-K

g/mm-s
W/mm-K

slg/ft-s
B/ft-s-R

Specific Heat
Heat Flux
Heat Source
Film Coefficient

J/kg-K
W/m2
W/m3
W/m2-K

J/g-K
W/cm2
W/cm3
W/cm2-K

J/g-K
W/mm2
W/mm3
W/mm2-K

B/slg-R
B/s-ft2
B/s-ft3
B/ft2-s-R

English
(inches)
in
in/s
PSI
lbf-s2/in4
lbf-s/in2
B/in-s-R
B-in/lbfs2R
B/s-in2
B/s-in3
B/in2-s-R

Note: slg means slugs, Pa means pascals, B means British Thermal Unit, lbf is pounds
force and, of course, PSI is pounds force per square inch. Other units conversions
within each system may be applied.