Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design

Appendix D: Conversion Factors for Some Common Si Units

An asterisk ( *) denotes an exact relationship.

Length

*1 in.

:

25.4 mm

*1 ft

:

0.3048 mm

*1 yd

:

0.9144 m

1 mile

:

1.6093 km

*1 (angstrom)

:

10 -10 m

Time

*1 min

:

60 s

*1 h

:

3.6 ks

*1 day

:

86.4 ks

1 year

:

31.5 Ms

Area

*1 in. 2

:

645.16 mm 2

1 ft 2

:

0.092903 m 2

1 yd 2

:

0.83613m 2

1 acre

:

4046.9 m 2

1 mile 2

:

2.590 km 2

Volume

1 in. 3

:

16.387 cm 3

1 ft 3

:

0.02832 m 3

1 yd 3

:

0.76453 m 3

1 UK gal

:

4546.1 cm 3

1 US gal

:

3785.4 cm 3

1 bbl (42 U.S. gal)

:

0.1590 m 3

Mass

1 oz

:

28.352 g

*1 lb

:

0.45359237 kg

1 cwt

:

50.8023 kg

1 ton

:

1016.06 kg

Force

1 pdl

:

0.13826 N

1 lbf

:

4.4482 N

1 kgf

:

9.8067 N

1 tonf

:

9.9640 kN

*1 dyn

:

10 -5 N

Temperature difference

*1 deg F (deg R)

:

deg C (deg K)

Energy (work, heat)

1 ft lbf

:

1.3558 J

1 ft pdl

:

0.04214 J

*1 cal (internat. table)

:

4.1868 J

1 erg

:

10 -7 J

1 Btu

:

1. 05506 kJ

1 hp h

:

2.6845...

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