Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook, Third Edition

Appendix Equivalent Units

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

Boltzmann Constant

Gravitational Constant

Normal mole volume

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