Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 2.6 (continued)
Alphabetical List of Conversion Factors
Factor
Metric (SI) or English Conversions
1 gal (gallon)
3785 cm
3
(cc, cubic centimeters)
0.134 ft
3
(cubic feet)
231 in.
3
(cubic inches)
3.785 L (liters)
1 Gy (gray)
1 J/kg (joule/kilogram)
100 rad
1 Sv (sievert), unless modified through division by
an appropriate factor, such as
Q
or
N
1 hp (horsepower)
745.7 J/sec (joules/second)
1 hr (hour)
0.0417 day
60 min (minutes)
3600 sec (seconds)
5.95 × 10
-3
wk (week)
1.14 × 10
-4
yr (year)
1 in. (inch)
2.54 cm (centimeters)
1000 mil
1 in.
3
(cubic inch)
16.39 cm
3
(cc, cubic centimeters)
16.39 mL (milliliters)
5.79 × 10
-4
ft
3
(cubic feet)
1.64 × 10
-5
m
3
(cubic meter)
4.33 × 10
-3
gal (gallon)
0.0164 L (liter)
0.55 fl oz. (fluid ounce)
1 inch of water
1.86 mmHg (millimeters of mercury)
249.09 Pa (pascals)
0.0361 psi (lb/in.
2
)
1 J (joule)
9.48 × 10
-4
Btu (British thermal unit)
0.239 cal (calories)
10,000,000 ergs = 1 × 10
7
ergs
9.87 × 10
-3
L atm (liter-atmospheres)
1.0 N-m (newton-meter)
1 kcal (kilocalorie)
3.97 Btu (British thermal units)
1000 cal (calories)
4186.8 J (joules)
1 kg (kilogram)
1000 g (grams)
2205 lb (pounds)
1 km (kilometer)
3280 ft (feet)
0.54 NM (nautical mile)
0.6214 mi (statute mile)
Search WWH ::
Custom Search