Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing

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...