Conversion Tables

ENERGY CONVERSIONS

Joule Calorie BTU kWh Hp-hour Pound foot erg.

force- Poundal
foot

1J 1 0.239 9.48e-4 2.78e-7 3.72e-7 0.738 23.7 1e+7

1 Cal 4.18 1 3.97 e- 1.162e-6 1.559e-6 3.09 99.3 4.18

3 e+7

1 BTU 1.055 252 1 2.93 e-4 3.93 e-4 778 2.50 e+4 1.055
e+3 e+10

1 kWh 3.60 8.60 e+5 3.41 1 1.341 2.66 8.54 e+7 3.60
e+6 e+3 e+6 e+13

1 Hp-hour 2.68 6.42 e+5 2.54 0.746 1 1.980 6.37 e+7 2.68
e+6 e+3 e+6 e+13

1 Pound- 1.356 0.324 1.285 3.77 e-7 5.05e-7 1 32.2 1.356

force - foot e-3 e+7

1 foot 4.21e-2 1.007e-2 3.99e-5 1.171e-8 1.570e-8 3.11e-2 1 4.21

poundal e+5

1 erg 1e-7 2.39e-8 9.48 e- 2.78 e- 3.72 e- 7.38e-8 2.37e-6 1

11 14 14
1 J = 1 W.s = 1 N.m 1 ft.poundal - 1 lbm.ft2/s2
1 f t.lbf = 1 slug.ft2/s2 1 erg = 1 dyne.cm

POWER CONVERSIONS

Watt ft.pdl/s cal/s kcal/h Btu/s Btu/h Ft.lbf/s Hp

1W 1 23.7 0.239 0.860 9.48e-4 3.41 0.738 1.341 e-4

1
4.21e-2 1 1.007e-2 3.63e-2 3.99e-5 0.1438 3.11e-2 5.64e-5
ft.pdl/s

1 cal/s 4.18 99.3 1 3.6 3.97e-3 14.28 3.09 5.61e-3

1 kcal/h 1.162 27.6 0.278 1 1.102e-3 3.97 0.857 1.599e-3

1.055
1 Btu/s 2.50e+4 252 908 1 3.60e+3 778 1.415
e+3

1 Btu/h 0.293 6.96 7.00e-2 0.252 2.78e-4 1 0.216 3.93e-4

1 ft.lbf/s 1.356 32.2 0.324 1.167 1.285e-3 4.63 1 1.818e-3

1 Hp 745.7 1.774e+4 178.2 642 0.707 2.54e+3 550 1

1 W. = 1 J/s 1 ft.pdl/s = 1 lbm.ft2/s3 1 ft.lbf/s = 1 slug.ft|/s3

 PRESSURE CONVERSIONS
Pascal bar atmosphere Torr in H2O in Hg PSI pdl/ft2 lbf/ft2

4.20e- 2.95e- 1.450e-

1 Pascal 1 1e+5 9.87e-6 7.50e-3 0.672 2.09e-2
3 4 4

1 bar 1e+5 1 0.987 750 402 29.5 14.5 6.72e+4 2.09e+3

1
1.013e+5 1.013 1 760 407 29.9 14.70 6.81e+4 2.12e+3
atmosphere

3.94e- 1.934e-
1 Torr 133.3 1.33e-3 1.316e-3 1 0.535 89.6 2.78
2 2

1 in H2O 7.36e-
249 2.49e-3 2.46e-3 1.868 1 361e-2 167.4 5.20
2

1 in Hg 3.39e+3 3.39e-2 3.34e-2 25.4 13.60 1 0.491 2.28e+3 70.7

1 PSI 6.90e+3 6.90e-2 6.80e-2 51.7 27.7 2.04 1 4.63e+3 144

1.488e- 1.116e- 5.97e- 4.40e-

1 pdl/ft2 1.488 1.469e-5 2.16e-4 1 3.11e-2
5 2 3 4

1414e-
1 lbf/ft2 47.9 4.79e-4 4.72e-4 0.359 0.1922 6.94e-3 32.2 1
2

1 Pa = 1 N/m21 poundal/ft2 = 1 lbm./(ft.s7) 1 lbf/f2 = 1 slug/(ft.s2)