TABLE 1-7 Common Units and Conversion Factors*

Mass (M) 1 atm = 760 millimeters of mercury at 0°C

1 pound mass = 453.5924 grams (density 13.5951 g/cm3)
= 0.45359 kilograms = 29.921 inches of mercury at 32°F
= 7000 grains = 14.696 pounds force/square inch
1 slug = 32.174 pounds mass = 33.899 feet of water at 39.1°F
1 ton (short) = 2000 pounds mass = 1.01325 × 106 dynes/square centimeter
1 ton (long) = 2240 pounds mass = 1.01325 × 105 Newtons/square meter
1 ton (metric) = 1000 kilograms Density (M/L3)
= 2204.62 pounds mass 1 pound mass/cubic foot = 0.01601846 grams/cubic centimeter
1 pound mole = 453.59 gram moles = 16.01846 kilogram/cubic meter
Length (L) Energy (H or FL)
1 foot = 30.480 centimeters 1 British thermal unit = 251.98 calories
= 0.3048 meters = 1054.4 joules
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters = 777.97 foot-pounds force
= 0.0254 meters = 10.409 liter-atmospheres
1 mile (U.S.) = 1.60935 kilometers = 0.2930 watt-hour
1 yard = 0.9144 meters 2
Diffusivity (L /θ)
Area (L2) 1 square foot/hour = 0.258 cm2/s
1 square foot = 929.0304 square centimeters = 2.58 × 10−5 m2/s
= 0.09290304 square meters Viscosity (M/Lθ)
1 square inch = 6.4516 square centimeters 1 pound mass/foot hour = 0.00413 g/cm s
1 square yard = 0.836127 square meters 0.000413 kg/m s
Volume (L3) 1 centipoise = 0.01 poise
1 cubic foot = 28,316.85 cubic centimeters = 0.01 g/cm s
= 0.02831685 cubic meters = 0.001 kg/m s
= 28.31685 liters = 0.000672 lbm/ft s
= 7.481 gallons (U.S.) = 0.0000209 lbfs/ft2
1 gallon = 3.7853 liters Thermal conductivity [H/θL2(T/L)]
= 231 cubic inches 1 Btu/hr ft (°F/ft) = 0.00413 cal/s cm2 (°C/cm)
2

Time (θ) = 1.728 J/s m2 (°C/m)

1 hour = 60 minutes Heat transfer coefficient
= 3600 seconds 1 Btu/hr ft2 °F = 5.678 J/s m2 °C
Temperature (T) Heat capacity (H/MT)
1 centigrade or Celsius degree = 1.8 Fahrenheit degree 1 Btu/lbm °F = 1 cal/g °C
Temperature, Kelvin = T°C + 273.15 = 4184 J/kg °C
Temperature, Rankine = T°F + 459.7 Gas constant
Temperature, Fahrenheit = 9/5 T°C + 32 1.987 Btu/lbm mole °R = 1.987 cal/mol K
Temperature, centigrade or Celsius = 5/9 (T°F − 32) = 82.057 atm cm3/mol K
Temperature, Rankine = 1.8 T K = 0.7302 atm ft3/lb mole °F
Force (F) = 10.73 (lbf /in.2) (ft3)/lb mole °R
1 pound force = 444,822.2 dynes = 1545 (lbf /ft2) (ft3)/lb mole °R
= 4.448222 Newtons = 8.314 (N/m2) (m3)/mol K
= 32.174 poundals Gravitational acceleration
Pressure (F/L2) g = 9.8066 m/s2
Normal atmospheric pressure = 32.174 ft/s2
NOTE: U.S. customary units; or British units, on left and SI units on right.
*Adapted from Faust et al., Principles of Unit Operations, John Wiley and Sons, 1980.

TABLE 1-8 Kinematic-Viscosity Conversion Formulas TABLE 1-9 Values of the Gas-Law Constant
Range of Kinematic viscosity, Temp. Press. Vol. Wt. Energy
Viscosity scale t, sec stokes scale units units units units R
Saybolt Universal 32 < t < 100 0.00226t − 1.95/t Kelvin g-moles calories 1.9872
t > 100 0.00220t − 1.35/t g-moles joules (abs) 8.3144
Saybolt Furol 25 < t < 40 0.0224t − 1.84/t g-moles joules (int) 8.3130
t > 40 0.0216t − 0.60/t atm. cm3 g-moles atm cm3 82.057
Redwood No. 1 34 < t < 100 0.00260t − 1.79/t atm. liters g-moles atm liters 0.08205
t > 100 0.00247t − 0.50/t mm. Hg liters g-moles mm Hg-liters 62.361
Redwood Admiralty 0.027t − 20/t bar liters g-moles bar-liters 0.08314
Engler 0.00147t − 3.74/t kg/cm2 liters g-moles kg/(cm2)(liters) 0.08478
atm ft3 lb-moles atm-ft3 1.314
mm Hg ft3 lb-moles mm Hg-ft3 998.9
lb-moles chu or pcu 1.9872
Rankine lb-moles Btu 1.9872
lb-moles hp-hr 0.0007805
lb-moles kw-hr 0.0005819
atm ft3 lb-moles atm-ft3 0.7302
in Hg ft3 lb-moles in Hg-ft3 21.85
mm Hg ft3 lb-moles mm Hg-ft3 555.0
lb/in2abs ft3 lb-moles (lb)(ft3)/in2 10.73
lb/ft2abs ft3 lb-moles ft-lb 1545.0

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