Prof.FaithA.

Morrison
DepartmentofChemicalEngineering
FACTORSFORUNITCONVERSIONS
Quantity EquivalentValues

Mass 1kg=1000g=0.001metricton=2.20462lbm=35.27392oz
1lbm=16oz=5x104ton=453.593g=0.453593kg

Length 1m=100cm=1000mm=106microns(m)=1010angstroms()
=39.37in=3.2808ft=1.0936yd=0.0006214mile
1ft=12in.=1/3yd=0.3048m=30.48cm

Volume 1m3=1000liters=106cm3=106ml
=35.3145ft3=220.83imperialgallons=264.17gal
=1056.68qt
1ft3=1728in3=7.4805gal=0.028317m3=28.317liters
=28317cm3

Force 1N=1kg.m/s2=105dynes=105g.cm/s2=0.22481lbf
1lbf=32.174lbm.ft/s2=4.4482N=4.4482x105dynes

Pressure 1atm=1.01325x105N/m2(Pa)=101.325kPa=1.01325bars
=1.01325x106dynes/cm2
=760mmHgat0C(torr)=10.333mH2Oat4C
=14.696lbf/in2(psi)=33.9ftH2Oat4C
100kPa=1bar

Energy 1J=1N.m=107ergs=107dyne.cm
=2.778x107kW.h=0.23901cal
=0.7376ft.lbf=9.47817x104Btu

Power 1W=1J/s=0.23885cal/s=0.7376ft.lbf/s=9.47817x104Btu/s=3.4121Btu/h
=1.341x103hp(horsepower)

Viscosity 1Pa.s=1N.s/m2=1kg/m.s
=10poise=10dynes.s/cm2=10g/cm.s
=103cp(centipoise)
=0.67197lbm/ft.s=2419.088lbm/ft.h

Density 1kg/m3=103g/cm3

=0.06243lbm/ft3
103kg/m3=1g/cm3=62.428lbm/ft3

VolumetricFlow 1m3/s=35.3145ft3/s=15,850.2gal/min(gpm)
1gpm=6.30907x105m3/s=2.22802x103ft3/s=3.7854liter/min
1liter/min=0.26417gpm
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Temperature T (o C ) 95 T (o F ) 32
T (o F ) 95 T (o C ) 32 1.8T (o C ) 32

AbsoluteTemperature T(K)=T(C)+273.15
T(R)=T(F)+459.67

TemperatureInterval(T) 1C=1K=1.8F=1.8R
1F=1R=(5/9)C=(5/9)K

USEFULQUANTITIES

SG =(20C)/water(4C)

water(4C) =1000kg/m3=62.43lbm/ft3=1.000g/cm3
water(25C) =997.08kg/m3=62.25lbm/ft3=0.99709g/cm3

g =9.8066m/s2=980.66cm/s2=32.174ft/s2

water(25C) =8.937x104Pa.s=8.937x104kg/m.s
=0.8937cp=0.8937x102g/cm.s=6.005x104lbm/ft.s

Compositionofair: N2 78.03%
O2 20.99%
Ar 0.94%
CO2 0.03%
H2,He,Ne,Kr,Xe 0.01%
100.00%

Mair =29g/mol=29kg/kmol=29lbm/lbmole

p,water(25C) =4.182kJ/kgK=0.9989cal/gC=0.9997Btu/lbmF

R =8.314m3.Pa/mol.K=0.08314liter.bar/mol.K=0.08206liter.atm/mol.K
=62.36liter.mmHg/mol.K=0.7302ft3.atm/lbmole.R
=10.73ft3.psia/lbmole.R
=8.314J/mol.K
=1.987cal/mol.K=1.987Btu/lbmole.R

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