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Common Mechanical Engineering Conversion Factors
(compiled by Dr. Clark Midkiff, Mechanical
LENGTH
VOLUME,
TIME
MASS:
FORCE
ke
ENERGY
POWER
PRESSURE.
POWER/AREA,
ENERGY/MASS
SPECIFIC HEAT
‘THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
CONVECTION
(COEFFICIENI
TEMPERATURE
Tin=2.54 em = 0.0254 m
1m =3.2808 ft = 39.37 in = 100 em ~ 10° #4 = 10" Angstrom,
1 0.3048 m= 12 in 30.48 em~ 0.33333 yd
1 km= 1000 m= 0.621 mi
m= S280 = 1760 ye = 1600.4 m
1 gal = 0.13368 #° =3.785 L=4 qt~8 pints ~ 16 cups
= 10°m'= 10 em’ ~ 1.05
Tim = 3531-8 = 1000 L = 264.1 gal = 1308 yd
1 r= 60min = 3600s, 1 yr = 52.14 wks = 365 days = 8760 hr
1 kg = 1000 g = 2.2046 lm = 35.27 oz. Av. = 0.068521 slugs
| Ibm = 0.4536 kg = 453.6 = I6o7. Av. = 0.031081 slugs
TN=1 kgs? = 0.2248 Ibf= 105 dyn = 10° gem’?
TIbP= 4.448 N= 4448 x 10° dyn
71> kg miNE= 32.178 felbmilbee = 1 feshugbes?
1 Nm =0.7376 Fell
sl “1058.0
11=Lkgmist= 107 gents?
1 Btu~ 778.16 felbt 1.055 x 10° erga ~ 2:
Leal = 4.186 J = 3.088 IDE
1 keal = 4186 J ~ 1000 cal = 3.968 Bu
Leg=1gemis?= 105
1.Q= 10" Btu = 1.035 x 10° J= 10° Quad
kJ = 0.94781 Btu =0.23884 keal = IkParm = 6.242 x 108 eV
LW=1 kgm''s'=1J/s= | Nam's =3.412 Btwhe
| hp ~ $50 fbf ~ 33000 felbtmin ~ 2545 Buh ~ 746 W
1 kW = 1000 W = 3412 Brih
1 atm = 14.696 lb in’ = 760 torr= 101325 Pa = 29.92 in He
[torr =0.01934 Ibn?
1 bar = 10° Pa = 14.506 tfin?= 10° dyniem? = 0.98692 atm
[a= Ninn! = L kgs! = 1 Jim = 1.4506 x 10° Ibi
| Ibtin’ = 1 psi = 6804.6 Pa ~ 2.0418 in He 144 InP A
1 in Hg = 3376.8 Pa = 0.4898 Ibfine = 13.57 in
Tin H,0~248.8 Pa~ (0361 Ib?
1 mH
1 Win? = 0.3170 Bul (hef*) = 0.85984 keal (im)
1 kitky ~ 0.4299 Bulbm~ 0.23884 keal/ky
1 (kK) = 0.23884 Buw/lbanR) = 0.23884 keal(ke-K)
1 Bitw/(lbm'R) = 4.186 K(k)
1 W/m K)= 05778 Bah R)
1 Baw(h-ftR)~ 1.731 Wim)
1 Ween) = 0.1761 Bru/(he RY
1 Buu (h-ft-R) = 5.6782 Wim)
1 (rns) = LNs? = 0.6720 lb ft's)= 10 Poise
TK LSR, (C= (F-32918, °F 18 C+ 32
K="C-273, R=°F +460 ‘THERMODYNAMICS
A. Pressure:
© Pressure
Poace + Pac
‘Atmospheric Standard Pressure:
1 = Okpag, 0 psig
101.325 KPa
.033 ka/em?
992in Hg,
= 760 mm Hg
4.7 psia
bar 100 KPa
8. Temperature:
+ Temperature
Relations of Temperature Scales:
°P=1.8°C432
C= 1.8432)
Temperature at w/e Molecule Stop Moving:
273°C=—460°F
Absolute Temperatures:
K=C4273
=F +460
Temperature Change or Difference:
© SpecificVolume
= Volwne _
© Specific Weight
Weight
= Votume ~P4
‘© Specific Gravity of Liquid
Liguid Density
0 Water Density
Density of Wat er
Y 7
kg
p=1000
‘+ Specific Gravity of Gas
Gas Density
‘Air Density
Density of ir 101.325 KPa ond 21.1 °C:
k
ae
Fy
D. Intemol Enerov:
‘© Internal Energy
us et
© Blow Work or Eneray
= Flow Energy
w=Py
F gnthaloy:
= enthalpy
house