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Unit Conversion for Problem 1.21

This problem asks the student to convert specific heat, speed, and volume units between different measurement systems like metric, English and others. It provides examples of converting 4.18 kJ/kgK to Btu/lbmR, 30 m/s to mi/hr, and 5 L to in3 using conversion tables. The student is expected to use provided data and tables to do the unit conversions between various systems of units.

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Unit Conversion for Problem 1.21

This problem asks the student to convert specific heat, speed, and volume units between different measurement systems like metric, English and others. It provides examples of converting 4.18 kJ/kgK to Btu/lbmR, 30 m/s to mi/hr, and 5 L to in3 using conversion tables. The student is expected to use provided data and tables to do the unit conversions between various systems of units.

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Problem 1.

21

[Difficulty: 1]

Given:

Specific heat, speed, and volume data in certain units

Find:

Convert to different units

Solution:
Using data from tables (e.g. Table G.2)

(a)

4.18

(b)

30

kJ
kg K

m
s

= 4.18

= 30

m
s

kJ
kg K

3.281 ft
1 m
3

(c)

5 L = 5 L

1 m

1000 L

1 Btu
1.055 kJ
1 mi
5280 ft

1 kg
2.2046 lbm

3600 s
hr

= 67.1
3

1 K
1.8 R

mi
hr

100 cm 1 in = 305 in3

2.54 cm
1 m

= 0.998

Btu
lbm R

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