42 Some useful conversion factors

ENERGY, J; Nm; Ws kWh kpm ft-lbf (foot · BTU (British

WORK pound-force) thermal Unit)
1 0.277778 · 10-6 0.101972 0.947817 · 10-3
3.6 · 106 1 367.098 · 106 0.737562 3.241214 · 103
9.80665 2.72407 · 10-6 1 2.65522 · 106 9.29491 · 10-3
1.35582 0.376616 · 10 -6
0.138255 7.23301 1.2857 · 10-3
3 -3
1.05506 · 10 0.293071 · 10 107.586 1 1
778.169

SPECIFIC J/l; kJ/m3 kWh/m3 hp (US) min/ft3

ENERGY 1 0.277778 · 10 -3
0.632891 · 10-3
3.6 · 103 1 2.27841
1.58005 · 103 0.438903 1

POWER W; Nm/s: J/s kpm/s ft-lbf/s

1 0.101972 hp(US) 0.737562
9.80665 1 1.34102 · 10-3 7.23301
745.7 76.0402 13.1509 · 10-3 550
1.35582 0.138255 1 1
1.81818 · 10-3

TEMPERATURE Kelvin Celsius Rankine Fahrenhiet Remarks

0 K -273.150C 00R -459.670F absolute zero
255.37 K -17.780C 459.60R 00F
273.15 K 00C 491.670R 320F melting point of ice
273.16 K 0.01 C0
491.69 R0
32.020F triplepoint of water

TEMPERATURE CONVERSION
t0c = (t0F-32.0)/1.8
TK = (t0F+459.7)/1.8
where t0c
where t0f
where TK