Dictionary of Water and Waste Management, Second Edition

Appendix: Abbreviations and Conversion Factors of Units

bhp

brake horsepower

Btu

British thermal unit

cc

cubic centimetre (millilitre)

cm

centimetre

cuft, ft3

cubic foot

d

day

dia.

diameter

fpm

feet per minute

ft

feet

g

gram (or gravity acceleration)

gal

gallon

gpm

gallon per minute

h

hour

hp

horsepower

in

inch

imp. gal.

imperial gallon

J

joule

kg

kilogram

kJ

kilojoule

km

kilometre

kN

kilonewton

kN/m2

kilonewtons per square metre

l

litre

lb

pound

m

metre (USA: meter)

m3

cubic metre

mm

millimetre

mg

milligram

mgd

million gallons per day

min

minute

ml

millilitre

MN/m2

meganewtons per square metre

Pa

pascal

psi

pounds per square inch

rpm

rev/min, revolutions per minute

s

second

sq.

square

US gal

US gallon

yd

yard

yd3

cu yd, cubic yard

Length

  • 1in= 25.4 mm

  • 1m= 39.37 in = 3.281 ft

  • 1 mile = 5280 ft = 1760 yd = 1.609 km = 1609 m

  • 1 international sea mile (nautical mile) = 1852 m = 1.151 miles

  • 1 fathom = 6ft= 1.829 m

Area

  • 1in 2 = 645 mm 2

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