Heat
1 Btu = 252 cal
Length and Distance
1 in. = 2.54 cm
1 ft = 30.48 cm
1 meter = 100 cm
1 meter = 3.2808 ft
1 mile = 5,280 ft
Mass
1 lbm = 453.6 gm
1 lbm = 7,000 grains
Mole Equivalents
1 lb mole = 453.6 gm mole
Pressure (at std. conditions, 68°F)
1 atm = 407 in. W.C. =
14.7 psia = 14.7 lbf /in.2=
760 mm Hg = 29.92 in. Hg =
101.325 kPa = 33.92 ft W.C.
Temperature
1°C = 1.8°F
°C = (°F 32)/1.8
°F = 32 + 1.8 (°C)
°K = 273 + °C
°K = °R/1.8
°R = 460 + °F
°R = 1.8(°K)
Viscosity
1 micropoise = 10-4 cp
1 poise = 100 cp
Volume
1 mL = 1 cm3
1 liter = 0.03531 ft3
1 ft3 = 7.481 gal
1 ft3 = 28.32 liter
1 m3 = 35.31 ft3
Volume to Mass
1 mL of pure water = 1 gm
1 gallon of pure water =
8.34 lbm
1 ft3 of pure water = 62.4 lbm
Volume (Gas) @ STP
Volume of 1 lb mole of gas
@ STP = 385.4 ft3
(or 385 ft3 rounded)
Volume of 1 gm mole of ideal gas
@ STP = 24.04 liters
(or 24 liters rounded)