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Conversion Factors

General units
Mass Density Calorific value
1kg = 35.27 ounce 1 gm-3 = 0.448 grains ft-3 1 MJ kg-1 = 238.8 kcal kg-1
1kg = 2.205 lb 1 kg m-3 = 0.0624lb ft-3 1 MJ kg-1 = 430 Btu lb-1
1 tonne = 2205 lb 1 kg m-3 = 0.1 lb (Imp gal)-1 1 MJ m-3 = 26.84 Btu ft-3
1 tonne = 0.984 lmp ton 1 kg m-3 = 0.835lb (US gal)-1 1 cal g-1 = 4.187 kJkg-1
1 tonne = 1.102 US ton 1 lb ft-3 = 16.02 kg m3 1 Btu lb-1 = 2.326 kJ kg-1
  1 lb(Imp gal)-1 = 99.8 kg m-3 1 Btu ft-3 = 37.26 kJm-3
1 ounce = 28.35 g 1 lb(US gal) 1 = 119.8 kg m3 1 Btu(Imp gal)-1= 232.1 kJm-3
1 lb = 0.4536 kg   1 Btu(US gal)-1 = 278.7 kJm-3
1 lmp ton = 1016 kg Pressure  
1 lmp ton = 1.12 US ton 1 Pa = 1 Nm-2 Specific heat capacity
1 US ton = 907 kg 1 Pa = 0.004 in H2O 1 kJkg-1oC-1 = 0.239 Btu
lb-1oF-1    
  1 kPa = 0.145 lbfin-2(psi) 1 kJm-3oC-1 = 0.0149 Btu ft-3oF-1
Length 1 kPa = 0.295 in Hg 1 Btu lb-1oF-1 = 4.187 kJkg-1oC-1
1 cm = 0.394 in 1 kPa = 7.5 mmHg 1 Btu ft-3oF-1 = 67.07 kJm-3oC-1
1 m = 3.281 ft 1 kgf cm-2 = 14.22 lbfin-2(psi)  
1 km = 0.621 mile 1 atm = 760 mmHg Heat flux
1 mm = 103 um 1 atm = 14.696 lbf in-2 1 Wm-2 = 0.317 Btu ft-2h-1
  1 atm = 101.3 kPa 1 kWm-2 = 860 kcal m-2h-1
  1 bar = 100kPa 1 Btu ft-2h-1 = 3.155 Wm-2
  1 lbf in-2(psi) = 6.895 kPa 1 kcal m-2h-1 = 1.163 Wm-2
1 in = 25.4 mm 1 inH2O = 249 Pa  
1 ft = 30.48 cm 1 bar = 14.5 lbf in-2 Thermal conductivity
1 yd = 0.9144 m 1 lbf in-2 = 0.06895 bar 1 Wm-1oC-1 = 0.578 Btu
ft-1h-1oF-1    
1 mile = 1.609 km   1 Wm-1oC-1 = 6.93 Btu
ft-2h-1oF-1    
    1 Btu ft-1h-1oF-1 = 1.73 Wm-1oC-1
Area Energy Units 1 Btuinft-2h-1oF-1= 0.144 Wm-1oC-1
1 cm2 = 0.155 in2    
1 m2 = 10.76 ft2 Energy Heat transfer coefficient
1 km2 = 0.386 mile2 1 J = 0.239 cal 1Wm-2oC-1 = 0.176 Btu
ft-2h-1oF-1    
1 ha = 2.471 acre 1 J = 0.738 ft lbf 1Wm-2oC-1 = 0.86 kcal
m-2h-1oC-1    
1 in2 = 6.452 cm2 1 J = 107ergs 1 Btu ft-2oF-1 = 5.678Wm-2oC-1
1 ft2 = 0.093 m2 1 kJ = 0.948 Btu 1 kcal m-2h-1oC-1 = 1.163 Wm-2oC-1
1 mile2 = 2.590 km2 1 MJ = 0.0095 therm  
1 acre = 0.405 ha 1 MJ = 0.3725 hp hour Temperature intervals
  1 MJ = 0.278 kWh 1 deg C = 1.8 deg F = K
Volume 1 kWh = 3.60 MJ 1 deg F = 0.556 deg C
1m3 = 35.31 ft3 1 cal = 4.187 J  
1m3 = 220 Imp gal 1 Btu = 1.055 kJ  
1m3 = 264 US gal 1 Btu = 0.293 Wh  
1m3 = 6.29 barrel 1 therm = 105.5 MJ  
1 litre = 0.22 Imp gal 1 therm = 29.31 kWh  
1 litre = 0.264 US gal 1 ft lbf = 1.356J  
1ft3 = 0.0283 m3 1 hp hour = 2545 Btu  
1ft3 = 28.32 litre 1 hp hour = 2.685 MJ  
1ft3 = 6.23 Imp gal    
1ft3 = 7.48 US gal Power, heat flow rate  
1 barrel = 42 US gal 1 W = 0.86 kcal h-1  
1 barrel = 159 litre 1 W = 44.25 ft lbf min-1  
  1 kW = 3412 Btu h-1  
Velocity, flow rate 1 kW = 1.341 hp  
1m s-1 = 2.24 mph 1 kW = 56.87 Btu min-1  
1m s-1 = 3.28 fts-1(fps) 1 Btu-1 = 0.293W  
1km h-1 = 27.78 cm s-1 1 kcal h-1 = 1.163W  
1km h-1 = 0.911ft s-1(fps) 1 hp = 0.746 kW  
1 litre s-1 = 2.119 ft3min-1 1 hp = 42.42 Btu min-1  
1m3h-1 = 3.67 Imp gal min-1 1 hp = 33000 ft lbf min-1  
1 ft s-1(fps) = 0.305 m s-1    
1 mph = 0.447 m s-1    
1 mph = 1.61 km h-1    
1 ft3 min-1 = 0.472 litres-1    
1 Impgal min-1 = 0.273 m3h-1    

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