Conversion Factor Table Handbook Copyright © by Jon Wittwer

Multiple by To Get hp 2544.5 Btu / hr m/s 3.60 km / h

inch 2.54 cm hp 745.70 W (watt) m/s 3.2808 ft / s
This can also be written as: 1 inch = 2.54 cm hp 0.74570 kW m/s 2.237 mi / h (mph)
A acre 43,560 ft2 hp 33,000 ft·lbf / min m / s2 3.2808 ft / s2
ampere·hr (A·h) 3,600 coulomb (C) hp 550 ft·lbf / sec metric ton 1000 kg
hp·hr 2544 Btu mil 0.001 in
ångström (Å) 1x10-10 m
atm (atmosphere) 1.01325 bar hp·hr 1.98x106 ft·lbf mi (mile) 5280 ft
atm, std 76.0 cm of Hg hp·hr 2.68x106 J mi 1.6093 km
atm, std 760 mm of Hg at 0ºC in 2.54* cm mi2 (square mile) 640 acres
atm, std 33.90 ft of water in of Hg 0.0334 atm mph (mile/hour) 1.6093 km / hr
atm, std 29.92 in of Hg at 30ºF in of Hg 13.60 in of water mph 88.0 ft / min (fpm)
atm, std 14.696 lbf/in2 abs (psia) in of Hg 3.387 kPa mph 1.467 ft / s
atm, std 101.325 kPa in of water 0.0736 in of Hg mph 0.4470 m/s
atm, std 1.013x105 Pa in of water 0.0361 lbf / in2 (psi) micron 1x10-6 m
in of water 0.002458 atm mm of Hg 1.316x10-3 atm
atm, std 1.03323 kgf / cm2
atm, std 14.696 psia J J (joule) 9.4782x10-4 Btu mm of Hg 0.1333 kPa
B bar 0.9869 atm, std J 6.2415x1018 eV mm of water 9.678x10 -5 atm
bar 1x105 Pa J 0.73756 ft·lbf N N (newton) 1 kg·m / s2
Btu 778.169 ft·lbf J 1 N·m
N 1x105 dyne
Btu 1055.056 J J 1x107 ergs µN (microN) 0.1 dyne
Btu 5.40395 psia·ft3 J/s 1 W N 0.22481 lbf
K kg (kilogram) 2.2046226 lbm (pound mass)
Btu 2.928x10-4 kWh N·m 0.7376 ft·lbf
kg 0.068522 slug N·m 1 J
Btu 1x10-5 therm
kg 1x10-3 metric ton P Pa (pascal) 1 N / m2
Btu / hr 1.055056 kJ / hr
Btu / hr 0.216 ft·lbf / sec kg / m3 0.062428 lbm / ft3 Pa 1.4504x10-4 lbf / in2 (psia)
kgf 9.80665 newton (N)
Btu / hr 3.929x10-4 hp Pa 0.020886 lbf / ft2
kip 1000 lbf
Btu / hr 0.2931 W Pa 9.869x10-6 atm
kip 4448 N
Btu / lbm 2.326* kJ / kg Pa·s 10 poise
kJ 1 1 kPa·m3
Btu / lbm 25,037 ft2 / s2 psi (pounds per square inch) --- see lbf / in2
kJ 1000 N·m
Btu / lbm·R 4.1868 kJ / kg·K
kJ 0.94782 Btu R radian 180/π degree
Btu / lbm·°F 4.1868 kJ / kg·°C
kJ 737.56 ft·lbf S short ton 2000 lbm
Btu / lbmol·R 4.1868 kJ / kmol·K
kJ / kg 1000 m2 / s2 short ton 907.1847 kg
C cal (g-calorie) 3.968x10-3 Btu slug 32.174 lbm
kJ / kg 0.42992 Btu / lbm
cal 1.560x10-6 hp·hr kJ / kg·K 0.23885 Btu / lbm·°R slug 14.5939 kg
cal (IT calorie) 4.1868 J kJ / kg·ºC 1 kJ / kg·K slug / ft3 0.5154 g / cm3
Calorie (Cal) 4.1868 kJ kJ / kg·ºC 1 J / g·ºC stokes 1x10-4 m2 / s
cal / sec 4.1868 W (watt) kJ / kg·ºC 0.23885 Btu / lbm·ºF
cm (centimeter) 0.03281 ft T therm 1x105 Btu
kJ / kg·ºC 0.23885 Btu / lbm·R ton of refrigeration 200 Btu / min
cm 0.3937 in km 3280.8 ft
cP (centipoise) 0.001 Pa·sec W W (watt) 3.4121 Btu / hr
km 0.6214 mi W 0.7376 ft·lbf / sec
cSt (centistokes) 1x10-6 m2 / sec km/hr 0.6214 mi / hr (mph)
degree π/180 radian km/hr 0.2778 m/s W 1.341x10-3 hp
D
km/hr 0.9113 ft/s W 1 J/s
dyne 10 µN (micronewton)
kPa (kilopascal) 9.8693x10-3 atm W / cm2 1x104 W / m2
E eV (electronvolt) 1.602x10-19 J 3 6
kPa 0.14504 lbf / in2 (psi) W / cm 1x10 W / m3
erg 1x10-7 J
F ft (feet) 0.3048* m kW 3412.14 Btu / hr W / m2 0.3171 Btu / (h·ft2)
ft 30.48 cm kW 0.9478 Btu / sec W / m3 0.09665 Btu / (h·ft3)
ft2 2.2957x10 -5 acre kW 737.56 lbf·ft / sec W / m·ºC 1 W / m·K
kW 1.341 hp W / m·ºC 0.57782 Btu / (h·ft·ºF)
ft2 144 in2 kWh (kW-hour) 3412.14 Btu 2·ºC)
W / (m 1 W / (m2·K)
ft2 0.09290304* m2 kWh 1.341 hp·hr
3 kWh 3600 kJ W / (m2·ºC) 0.17612 Btu / (h·ft2·ºF)
ft 7.481 gal (U.S.)
L ft3 weber / m2 10,000 gauss
ft3 0.02832 m3 L (liter) 0.03531
ft3 28.317 L L 61.02 in3 * The exact conversion between metric and English.
ft3 / lbm 0.062428 m3 / kg L 0.2642 gal (U.S.)
ft·lbf 1.285x10-3 Btu L 0.001 m3 TEMPERATURE
ft·lbf 1.35582 J L/s 2.119 ft3 / min (cfm) T(K) = T(ºC) + 273.15
L/s 15.85 gal / min (gpm) T(R) = T(ºF) + 459.67
ft·lbf 3.766x10-7 kWh
lbf (pound force) 32.174 lbm·ft / s2 T(ºF) = 1.8 T(ºC) + 32
ft·lbf 1.35582 N·m
ft·lbf 0.324 calorie (g-cal) lbf 4.44822 N
lbf 32.17 poundals SOME IMPORTANT CONSTANTS
ft·lbf / sec 1.818x10-3 hp
lbf / in2 (psi) 0.06805 atm Atomic Mass Unit (u) = 1.66054x10-27 kg
ft / s2 0.3048* m / s2
lbf / in2 2.307 ft water Avogadro’s number (NA) = 6.02213x1023 particles/mol
G U.S. gallon (gal) 0.13368 ft3
gal 3.7854 L lbf / in2 2.036 in Hg Boltzmann’s constant (kB)= 1.38065x10-23 J / K
gal 3.7854x10-3 m3 lbf / in2 6894.757 Pa electron charge (e) = -1.6022x10-19 C
gal 231 in3 lbm 0.45359237* kg electron mass (me) = 9.10939x10-31 kg
gal (U.K.) 1.201 gal (U.S.) lbm 0.031081 slug
proton mass (mp) = 1.6726x10-27 kg
gal (U.K.) 277.4 in3 lbm / in3 1728 lbm / ft3
Gas Constant (R) = 8314 J / kmol·K
gal / min (gpm) 0.002228 ft3 / sec lbm / ft3 0.016018 g / cm3
Gravitational Constant (G)= 6.672x10-11 N·m2 / kg2
gamma (γ,Γ) 1x10 -9 tesla (T) lbm / ft3 16.018 kg / m3
Gravity (mean) = 9.8067 (9.81) m / s2
M m (meter) 3.28083 ft
gauss 1x10-4 T m 1.0926 yard Planck’s constant (h) = 6.6260x10-34 J·s
gram (g) 2.205x10-3 lbm m 39.370 in Speed of Light (c) = 2.99792458x108 m/s (exact)
g / cm3 1 1 kg / L m2 1550 in2
g / cm3 kg / m3 SI PREFIXES
1000 m2 10.764 ft2
g / cm3 lbm / ft3 yocto (10-24), zepto (10-21), atto (10-18), femto (10-15), pico
62.428 m3 1x106 cm3 (cc)
g / cm3 slug / ft3 (10-12), nano (10-9), micro (10-6), milli (10-3), centi (10-2),
1.940 m3 35.315 ft3
g / cm3 lbm / in3 deci (10-1), deka (101), hecto (102), kilo (103), mega (106),
0.036127 m3 264.17 gal (U.S.)
1x104 m2 giga (109), tera (1012), peta (1015), exa (1018), zetta (1021),
H hectare m3 1000 L
hectare 2.47104 acres yotta (1024)
m3 / kg 16.02 ft3 / lbm
hp (horsepower) 42.41 Btu / min m/s 196.8 ft / min
hp 0.7068 Btu / sec