28.12.2013 Views

preface to fifteenth edition

preface to fifteenth edition

preface to fifteenth edition

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

2.36 SECTION 2<br />

TABLE 2.7<br />

Conversion Fac<strong>to</strong>rs (Continued)<br />

Toconvert In<strong>to</strong> Multiply by<br />

Bar atmosphere 0.986 923<br />

dyne per square centimeter* 10 6<br />

kilogram per square centimeter 1.019 716<br />

millimeter of mercury 750.062<br />

millimeter of water (4C) 1.019 716 10 4<br />

new<strong>to</strong>n per square meter 10 5<br />

pascal* 10 5<br />

pound per square inch 14.503 77<br />

Barn square meter* 10 28<br />

Barrel (British) gallon (British)* 36<br />

liter 163.659<br />

Barrel (petroleum) gallon (British) 34.9723<br />

gallon (U.S.)* 42<br />

liter 158.987<br />

Barrel (U.S. dry) bushel (U.S.) 3.281 22<br />

cubic foot 4.083 33<br />

liter 115.6271<br />

quart (U.S. dry) 104.9990<br />

Barrel (U.S. liquid) gallon (U.S.) 31.5 (variable)<br />

liter 119.2405<br />

Barye dyne per square centimeter* 1<br />

Becquerel curie* 2.7 10 11<br />

Biot ampere* 10<br />

Board foot cubic foot (1/12)<br />

cubic meter<br />

2.359 737 10 3<br />

Bohr meter 5.291 77 10 11<br />

Bohr magne<strong>to</strong>n joule per tesla 9.274 02 10 24<br />

Bolt (U.S. cloth) foot* 120<br />

meter 36.576<br />

Boltzmann constant joule per degree 1.3806 10 23<br />

British thermal unit (Btu) calorie 251.996<br />

cubic foot-atmosphere 0.367 717<br />

erg 1.0550 10 10<br />

foot-pound 778.169<br />

horsepower-hour (British)<br />

3.930 15 10 4<br />

horsepower-hour (metric)<br />

3.984 66 10 4<br />

joule (International table) 1055.056<br />

joule (thermochemical) 1054.350<br />

kilogram-calorie 0.2520<br />

kilogram-meter 107.5<br />

kilowatt-hour<br />

2.930 71 10 4<br />

liter-atmosphere 10.4126<br />

Btu per foot 3 kilocalorie per cubic meter 8.899 15<br />

Btu (International table)/ft 3 joule per meter 3 3.725 895 10 4<br />

Btu (thermochemical)/ft 3 joule per meter 3 3.723 402 10 4<br />

Btu (International table)/hour watt 0.293 071 1<br />

Btu (thermochemical)/hour watt 0.292 875 1<br />

Btu (International table)/pound joule per kilogram* 2.326 10 3<br />

Btu (thermochemical)/pound joule per kilogram 2.324 444 10 3<br />

Btu (thermochemical)/(ft 2 · h) watt per meter 2 3.154 591<br />

Btu (thermochemical)/minute watt 17.572 50<br />

Btu (thermochemical)/pound joule per kilogram 2.324 444 10 3<br />

Btu per square foot joule per square meter 1.135 65 10 4<br />

Bucket (British, dry) gallon (British)* 4

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!