Steam Plant Operation, Eighth Edition
Packed with illustrations and fundamental descriptions, this definitive reference keeps readers current with the latest design methods of various systems and assists in all areas of steam plant operation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Steam Plant Operation, Eighth Edition
Appendix A: Unit Conversions
Length and Area
| 1 inch (in) | = | 2.54 centimeters (cm) |
| = | 25.4 millimeters (mm) | |
| 1 foot (ft) | = | 12 inches (in) |
| = | 30.48 centimeters (cm) | |
| 1 yard (yd) | = | 3 feet (ft) |
| = | 0.914 meter (m) | |
| 1 mile (mi) | = | 5280 feet (ft) |
| = | 1760 yards (yd) | |
| = | 1.609 kilometers (km) | |
| 1 meter (m) | = | 100 centimeters (cm) |
| = | 1000 millimeters (mm) | |
| = | 1.094 yards (yd) | |
| = | 3.28 feet (ft) | |
| = | 39.37 inches (in) | |
| 1 kilometer (km) | = | 1000 meters (m) |
| = | 0.621 mile (mi) | |
| 1 millimeter | = | 1000 micrometers ( m, or microns) |
| 1 square inch (in 2) | = | 6.45 square centimeters (cm 2) |
| 1 square foot (ft 2) | = | 144 square inches (in 2) |
| = | 0.0929 square meter (m 2) | |
| 1 square yard (yd 2) | = | 9 square feet (ft 2) |
| = | 0.836 square meter (m 2) | |
| 1 square mile (mi 2) | = | 640 acres |
| 1 acre | = | 43,560 square feet (ft 2) |
| = | 4840 square yards (yd 2) | |
| 1 square meter (m 2) | = | 10,000 square centimeters (cm 2) |
| = | 11.196 square yards (yd 2) | |
| = | 10.76 square feet (ft 2) | |
| 1 square centimeter (cm 2) | = | 100 square millimeters (mm 2) |
| = | 0.155 square inches (in 2) | |
| 1 nautical mile | = | 6080 feet (ft) |
| = | 1.853 kilometers (km) | |
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