CONVERSION FACTORS & EQUATIONS

LENGTH:
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
3.281 feet = 1 meter

39.27 inches = 1 meter

1 mile = 1.609 kilometers

WEIGHT:
1 ounce = 28.35 grams
1 pound = 453.59 grams

1 gram = 15.43 grains

2.205 pounds = 1 kilogram

VOLUME:
1 cubic inch = 16.39 cubic centimeters
1 gallon = 3.785 liters
1 cubic foot = 7.4805 gallons
5.615 cubic feet = 1 barrel
6.2905 barrels = 1 cubic meter

231 cubic inches = 1 gallon

1 cubic foot = 1728 cubic inches
1 cubic foot = 0.1781 barrels
42 gallons = 1 barrel
35.31 cubic feet = 1 cubic meter

AREA:
1 square inch = 16.39 cubic centimeters

1 square meter = 10.76 square feet

PRESSURE:
1 pound/square inch = 0.06804 Atmospheres = 0.07031 kilograms/square centimeter
14.50 pounds/square inch = 1 bar
14.22 pounds/square inch = 1 kilogram/square centimeter

EQUATIONS:
To convert Specific Gravity to ppg: ppg = specific gravity x 8.337
To calculate hydrostatic pressure: psi = TVD(ft) x ppg x 0.052
To calculate pressure change of a fluid in a closed chamber: P = Bw(CwT
B = bulk modulus C = coefficient T = oF
Water: B = 310,000 C = 0.00021
Silicone: B = 150,000 C = 0.00054
Thermal expansion of steel: Gun length(ft) x 0.0000828 x F) = Stretch(in)