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Unit Conversion: English to SI Measurements

This document provides an example problem to convert quantities expressed in English units to SI units. It gives conversions for (a) acre-feet to cubic meters, (b) inches per second to meters per second, (c) gallons per minute to cubic meters per second, and (d) miles per hour to meters per second. The solution is to use conversion tables and references to perform the unit conversions step-by-step.

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Unit Conversion: English to SI Measurements

This document provides an example problem to convert quantities expressed in English units to SI units. It gives conversions for (a) acre-feet to cubic meters, (b) inches per second to meters per second, (c) gallons per minute to cubic meters per second, and (d) miles per hour to meters per second. The solution is to use conversion tables and references to perform the unit conversions step-by-step.

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Problem 1.

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[Difficulty: 1]

Given:

Quantities in English Engineering (or customary) units.

Find:

Quantities in SI units.

Solution:

Use Table G.2 and other sources (e.g., Machinery's Handbook, Mark's Standard Handbook)

(a)

3.7 acre ft = 3.7 acre

(b)

150

(c)

(d)

in
s

= 150

in

gal

3 gpm = 3

mph
s

min

= 3

4047 m
1 acre

1 ft

231 in

= 4.56 10 m
3

0.0254 m = 0.00246 m

s
1 in
3

hr s

0.3048 m

mile

1 gal

1609 m
1 mile

3
3
0.0254 m 1 min = 0.000189 m

s
1 in 60 s

1 hr
3600 s

= 1.34

m
2

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