Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook, Third Edition

Abbreviations. A = angstrom, atm = standard atmosphere, 760 mm of Hg at 0 C, cal = calorie (gram), cm = centimeter, deg = degree, gal = gallon, U.S. liquid, gm (and g) = gram, gmole = gram-mole, J = joule, kcal = kilocalorie, kg = kilogram, kJ = kilojoule, km = kilometer, kW = kilowatt, l = liter, lb = avoirdupois pound, m = meter, mi = mile (U.S.) mm = millimeter, N = newton, oz = avoirdupois ounce, pmole = pound mole, pt = pint, rad = radian, rev = revolution, s = second, ton = short U.S. ton, V = volt, W = watt. Others are as usual.
LENGTH
AREA
VOLUME
DENSITY
ANGULAR
TIME
SPEED
FORCE, MASS
PRESSURE
ENERGY AND POWER
ENTROPY, SPECIFIC HEAT, GAS CONSTANT
UNIVERSAL GAS CONSTANT
Newton s proportionality constant k (as a conversion unit)
MISCELLANEOUS CONSTANTS
| Speed of light | Avogadro Constant | Planck Constant |
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| Boltzmann Constant | Gravitational Constant | Normal mole volume |
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