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Engineering Conversion Guide

This document provides conversion factors and physical constants for various units related to force, pressure, temperature, energy, mass, density, speed, viscosity, and materials like steel, air, water and ice. Some key conversions include: 1 Newton = 100,000 dynes, 1 kilogram-force = 9.81 Newtons, 1 pound-force = 4.448 Newtons. 1 atmosphere = 101,325 Pascals = 14.7 pounds per square inch = 760 millimeters of mercury. 1 British thermal unit = 1055 Joules = 252 calories = 778 foot-pounds. 1 meter per second = 3.6 kilometers per hour, 1 light year = 9.46

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Engineering Conversion Guide

This document provides conversion factors and physical constants for various units related to force, pressure, temperature, energy, mass, density, speed, viscosity, and materials like steel, air, water and ice. Some key conversions include: 1 Newton = 100,000 dynes, 1 kilogram-force = 9.81 Newtons, 1 pound-force = 4.448 Newtons. 1 atmosphere = 101,325 Pascals = 14.7 pounds per square inch = 760 millimeters of mercury. 1 British thermal unit = 1055 Joules = 252 calories = 778 foot-pounds. 1 meter per second = 3.6 kilometers per hour, 1 light year = 9.46

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CONVERSIONS FORCE CONSTANTS OTHERS

1N = 100 000 dynes


10^X PREFIX 10^X PREFIX 1 kgf = 9.81 N GENERAL
1 lbf = 4.448 N = 8.3143 J/mol . K 1 clo = 0.880 [Btu/h ftF]-1
18 Exa -1 deci 1 board ft = 1 ft x 1 ft x 1 in
= 1545 lbf-ft/lbm.mol.R
15 Peta -2 centi PRESSURE
= 0.0821 L-atm/mol-K
12 Tera -3 milli 1 atm = 101.325 kPa
c = 3 x 108 m/s
9 Giga -6 micro = 14.7 psi
NA = 6.02 x 1023 /mole
6 Mega -9 nano = 29.92 inHg = 760 mmHg
= 5.67 x 10-8 W/m2K4
3 Kilo -12 pico = 760 torr
Solar Constant = 1353 W/m2
2 Hecto -15 femto 1 bar = 100 kPa
Radius of Earth: 6.38 x 106 m
1 Deka -18 atto 1 MPa = 1 N/mm2
Earth Escape V: 11.2 km/s
DISTANCE/SPEED/ACCEL ENERGY Human Heat: 225 Btu/hr
1 in = 1000 mil 1 Btu = 1055 J
WATER/ICE/LIQUIDS
1 ft = .3048 m = 3 hands = 252 cal
Cp = 4.186 kJ/kg.K
1 yd = 3 ft = 778 ft-lbf
Lf = 334 kJ/kg
1 fathom = 6 ft 1 kcal = 4.187 kJ
= 144 Btu/lbm
1 chain = 66 ft 1J = 107 erg
Lv = 2257 kJ/kg
1 furlong = 660 ft 1 chu = 1.8 Btu
= 97 0 Btu/lbm
1 mile = 5280 ft 1 eV = 1.602 x 10-19 J
E = 2.1 x 106 kPa
1 n. mile = 6080 ft = 1/60 degree
Surface tension,
1 knot = 1 naut. mile/hr
POWER @ 0C = 0.076 N/m
1 m/s = 3.6 kph
1 lightyear = 9.46 x 1012 m 1 hp = 0.746 kW @ 100C = 0.059 N/m
= 550 ft.lbf/s Cp of ice = 0.5(Cp water)
1 parsec = 3.084 x 1013 m
1 Angstrom = 10-10 m = 2545 Btu/h Liquids:
9.81 m/s2 = 32.2 ft/s2 1 metric hp = 736 W SGmercury = 13.55
1 kW = 3412 Btu/h SGsea water = 1.03
AREA 1 TOR = 3.516 kW
1 acre = 1 furlong x 1 chain AIR/GASES
= 12 000 Btu/hr
1 are = 100 m2 k = 1.4 or 1.3 (hot)
1 BoHP = 35 322 kJ/hr
1 hectare = 10000 m2 Cp = 1 kJ/kg-K = 0.24 Btu/lbm.R
TEMPERATURE Cv = 0.7186 kJ/kg
VOLUME/FLOW RATE F = 1.8C + 32 R = 0.287 kJ/kg.K
1 gal = 3.785 L = 0.1337 ft3 R = F + 460 = 53.34 lbf-ft/lbm.R
1 bbl = 42 gal K = C + 273 = 1.2 kg/m3
1 m3 = 1000 L R = 1.8 K Latent hv = 2442 kJ/kg
1 ganta = 8 chupas = 3 L F = 1.8 C Specific heat ratio:
He, noble gases k = 1.667
MASS DYNAMIC VISCOSITY Carbon dioxide k = 1.287
1 kg = 2.2 lbm 1 poise = 0.1 Pa-s Nitrogen k = 1.399
1 lbm = 16 oz
1 slug = 32.2 lbm KINEMATIC VISCOSITY STEEL
1 tonne = 1 MT = 1000 kg 1 stoke = 1 cm2/s E = 30 x 106 psi
1 short ton = 2000 lbm ANGLE G = 12 x 106 psi
1 long ton = 2240 lbm 1 rev = 360 = 12 x 10-6 /C
= 2 rad = 7860 kg/m3
DENSITY/CONCENTRATION
1 kg/L = 62.4 lbm/ft3 = 400 grad OTHERS
1 ppm = 1 mg/L or 1 mg/kg = 400 gons Molecular Weights:
= 6400 mils H(1),He(4), C(12),N(14),O(16)
S(32), Air(29)

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