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Calculating Air Mass in a Classroom

The document provides a table of commonly used conversion factors for various measurements including area, energy, force, length, mass, power, pressure, time, viscosity, and volume. It also includes an example calculation for estimating the mass of air in a classroom, detailing the dimensions and the gas constant used. The volume of the classroom is calculated to be 3.84 × 10^4 ft3.

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Calculating Air Mass in a Classroom

The document provides a table of commonly used conversion factors for various measurements including area, energy, force, length, mass, power, pressure, time, viscosity, and volume. It also includes an example calculation for estimating the mass of air in a classroom, detailing the dimensions and the gas constant used. The volume of the classroom is calculated to be 3.84 × 10^4 ft3.

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Example 1.

2—Mass of Air in a Room 25

Table 1.11 Commonly Used Conversion Factors

Area 1 mile2 = 640 acres


1 acre = 0.4047 ha
Energy 1 BTU = 1,055 J
1 cal = 4.184 J
1 J = 0.7376 ft lbf
1 erg = 1 dyne cm
Force 1 lbf = 4.448 N
1 N = 0.2248 lbf
Length 1 ft = 0.3048 m
1 m = 3.281 ft
1 mile = 5,280 ft
Mass 1 lbm = 0.4536 kg
1 kg = 2.205 lbm
Power 1 HP = 550 ft lbf /s
1 kW = 737.6 ft lbf /s
Pressure 1 atm = 14.696 lbf /in2
1 atm = 1.0133 bar
1 atm = 1.0133 × 105 Pa
Time 1 day = 24 hr
1 hr = 60 min
1 min = 60 s
Viscosity 1 cP = 2.419 lbm /ft hr
1 cP = 0.001 kg/m s
1 cP = 0.000672 lbm /ft s
1 lbf s/ft2 = 4.788 × 104 cP
Volume 1 ft3 = 7.481 U.S. gal
1 U.S. gal = 3.785 l
1 m3 = 264.2 U.S. gal

Example 1.2—Mass of Air in a Room

Estimate the mass of air in your classroom, which is 80 ft wide, 40 ft deep,


and 12 ft high. The gas constant is R = 10.73 psia ft3 /lb-mol ◦ R.
Solution
The volume of the classroom, shown in Fig. E1.2, is:
V = 80 × 40 × 12 = 3.84 × 104 ft3 .

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