SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering

Appendices

Appendix List

Appendix A: Conversion Factors
Appendix B: Thermophysical Property Data
Appendix C: Fuel Properties and Combustion Data
Appendix D: Configuration Factors
Appendix E: Piping Properties

References Cited

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Tables A.1 A.4

Table A.1: Names and Symbols of SI Units [1]

Quantity

Name of Unit

Symbol

SI BASE UNITS

Length

Meter

m

Mass

Kilogram

kg

Time

Second

s

Electric current

Ampere

A

Thermodynamic temperature

Kelvin

K

Luminous intensity

Candela

cd

Amount...

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