Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing

Appendix 2: Conversion Factors

Length

  • 1m = 39.37 inch = 10 6 ?m = 10 A

  • 1 inch = 2.54 cm

  • 1ft = 30.48 cm = 0.3048 m

  • 1 mile = 5280 ft = 1760 yds = 1609.344 m

Energy

  • 1J = 1W.s = 1kgm 2/s

  • 1 N.m 3

  • = 10 7 dyne.cm = 10 7erg

  • 1 Btu = 778 ft.lbf = 252 cal

  • = 1055 J = 10.41 lit.atm

  • 1 HP.hr = 2545 Btu

  • 1 kW.hr = 3412 Btu

  • = 1.341 HP.hr

Power

  • 1HP = 550 ft.lbf/s

  • = 33000 ft. lbf/min

  • = 746 W = 0.746 kW

Gas Constant

  • R = 1.9859 Btu/lbmole R

  • = 1.9859cal/grmole. K

  • = 0.73024 atm ft 3/lbmole. R

  • = 1545.3 ft.lbf/lbmole. R

  • = 10.732 psia.ft 3/lbmole. R

  • = 0.082057 lit. atm/grmole. K

  • = 82.057 atm. Cm 3/kgmole. K or J/kg mole. K

  • = 8.3145 kJ/kg mole. K

Mass

  • 1 lbm = 453.6 gr = 0.4536 kg

  • = 7000 grain

  • 1kg = 1000 gr = 2.2046 lbm

  • 1 slug = 1 lbf s 2/ft = 32.174 lbm

  • 1US ton = 2000 lbm (also called short ton)

  • 1 long ton = 2240 lbm (also called British ton)

  • 1 tonne = 1000 kg (also called metric ton)

Force

  • 1 lbf = 4.448 N = 4.448 10 5 dynes = 32.174 poundals

  • = 32.174 lbm.ft/s 2

  • = 1 lbw

Pressure

  • 1 atm = 14.696 psia

  • = 2116 lbf/ft 2

  • = 29.92 in Hg = 760 mm

  • Hg = 760 Torr.

  • = 1.013 bar

  • = 33.9...

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