Fundamental Conversion Factors

Ref: GPSA Engineering Data Book

Tenth Edition (1987)
1st Printing, 1987
pg. 23-8 & pg. 1-11
Gas Constant:

R=

10.73165 (ft psia)/(R lb.mole)

82.05791 (cm atm)/(K g.mole)
669.9550 (cm psia)/(R g.mole)
1.985889 Btu/(R lb.mole)
1.985889 cal/(K g.mole)
8.314519 J/(K g.mole)

Temperature:

0 F =
0 C =
1K=

Pressure:

1 atm =

1 psia =
1 kPa =

459.67 R
273.15 K
1.8 R
14.69595
101.3250
1.013250
6.894758
0.01
0.1450377

psia
kPa
bar
kPa
bar
psia

N/m = (J/m)/m = J/m

(M)air =

Gas Gravity:
Liquid Gravity:

Water density @ 60 F=

API = 141.5/SpGr - 131.5

28.9625
8.33718 lbm/gal
62.3664 lbm/ft
0.999015 g/cm

Note: Water density from Steam32 is 0.999051 g/cm @ 1 atm & 60 F.

Length:

Area:

1 in =
1 ft =

2.54
12
30.48
0.3048
1 m = 3.280839895

cm
in
cm
m
ft

1 in =
1 ft =

cm
in
cm
m
ft
ft

6.4516
144
929.0304
0.09290304
1 acre =
43560
1 m = 10.76391042

Fundamental definitions in bold

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Fundamental Conversion Factors

Volume:

1 gal =

231
3785.411784
0.003785412
1 bbl =
42
1 ft =
1728
28316.84659
0.028316847
7.480519481
0.178107607
1 m = 35.31466672
264.1720524
6.28981077
1 lbm =

453.5924 g
0.4535924 kg
1 kg = 2.204622476 lbm

Mass:

Density:

1 g/cm = 62.42795645
1 lb/ft = 0.133680556
16.01846443
1 kg/m = 0.062427956

Energy:

1 Btu = 251.9957611
1055.0559
778.1692
1 cal =
4.1868
0.003968321
1 J = 0.000947817
1

Gas/Oil Ratio:
GOR Correction:

Liquid density from

shrinkage:

Air @ sea level:

in
cm
m
gal
in
cm
m
gal
bbl
ft
gal
bbl

1 ft/bbl =

n lab
=
n field

(Z )
(Z )

g field
g lab

(F
(F

cal (I.T.)
J
ft lbf
J
Btu
Btu
Watt sec

0.17810761 ft/ft

pv

pv

lb/ft
lb/gal
kg/m
lb/ft

Fg )lab

Fg )field

Vstk
m
mL
= stk stk L = S
VL
mL L
mstk stk
Mass Ratio N2/O2 =
Mass Ratio CO2/O2 =

3.2632
0.0020

Fundamental definitions in bold

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