TABLE OF CONTENTS The following is a list of abbreviations or notations for units as found throughout this text.
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| Angstrom (1 10 -10 m) | |
| acre | acre ACH air changes per hour (see App. B) | |
| atm | atmosphere | |
| Btu | British thermal units | |
| cf | cubic feet | |
| cu. ft. | cubic feet | |
| cfm | cubic feet per minute | |
| cfs | cubic feet per second | |
| cm | centimeter | |
| fc | footcandles | |
| fpm | feet per minute ft feet | |
| ft/min | feet per minute | |
| ft 2 | square feet | |
| ft 3 | cubic feet | |
| ft 3/min | cubic feet per minute | |
| ft 3/s | cubic feet per second | g gram |
| gal | gallon | |
| gal/min | gallons per minute | |
| gpf | gallons per flush | |
| gpm | gallons per minute | |
| h | hour | |
| in | inch | |
| K | kelvin | |
| kBtu | thousand British thermal units | |
| kW | kilowatt | |
| kWh | kilowatthour | |
| L | liter | |
| lb | pound | |
| lf | lineal foot | |
| m | meter | |
| Met | metabolic rate | |
| mg | milligram | |
| mils | millimeters | |
| mm | millimeter | |
| MMBtu | million British thermal units | |
| mol | mole | |
| Pa | Pascal (1 Pa is approximately 0.004 in of water) | |
| pm | picometer (1 10 -12 m) | |
| ppb | parts per billion (molar-based for gaseous phase; may be volumetric-based for ideal gases. Usually mass-based for aqueous phases, but should be specified) | |
| ppm | parts per million (Molar-based for gaseous phase. May be volumetric-based for ideal gases. Usually mass-based for aqueous phases, but should be specified) | |
| psia | pounds per square inch absolute | |
| s | second | |
| sf | square feet | |
| sq. ft. | square feet | |
| square | 100 ft 2 when referring to roofing | |
| ton ac | ton of cooling (an energy unit: 1 ton ac of... |
