Appendix A. Conversion Tables
Appendix A. Conversion Tables
Conversion Tables
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Acres 43,560 Square feet
Acres 4047 Square meters
Acres 1.562 x 103 Square miles
Acres 4840 Square yards
Acre-feet 43,560 Cubic feet
Acre-feet 325,851 Gallons
Acre-feet 1233.48 Cubic meters
Atmospheres 76.0 Cm of mercury
Atmospheres 29.92 Inches of mercury
Atmospheres 33.90 Feet of water
Atmospheres 10.332 Kg/sq meter
Atmospheres 14.70 Lb/sq inch
Atmospheres 1.058 Tons/sq ft
Barrels-oil 42 Gallons-oil
Barrels-Beer 31 Gallons-Beer
Barrels-Whiskey 45 Gallons-Whiskey
Barrels/Day-oil 0.02917 Gallons/Min-oil
Bags or sacks-cement 94 Pounds-cement
Board feet 144 sq in. x 1 in. Cubic inches
British thermal units 0.2520 Kilogram-calories
British thermal units 777.6 Foot-lb
British thermal units 3.927 x 104 Horsepower-hr
British thermal units 107.5 Kilogram-meters
British thermal units 2.928 x 104 Kilowatt-hr
British thermal units 1.0551 x 103 Joules
Btu/min 12.96 Foot-lb/sec
Btu/min 0.02356 Horsepower
Btu/min 0.01757 Kilowatts
Btu/min 17.57 Watts
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Centimeters 0.3937 Inches
Centimeters 0.01 Meters
Centimeters 10 Millimeters
Centimeters of Mercury 0.01316 Atmospheres
Centimeters of Mercury 0.4461 Feet of water
Centimeters of Mercury 136.0 Kg/sq meter
Centimeters of Mercury 27.85 Lb/sq ft
Centimeters of Mercury 0.1934 Lb/sq inch
Centimeters/sec 1.969 Feet/min
Centimeters/sec 0.03281 Feet/sec
Centimeters/sec 0.036 Kilometers/hr
Centimeters/sec 0.6 Meters/min
Centimeters/sec 0.02237 Miles/hr
Centimeters/sec 3.728 x 10-4 Miles/min
Cm/sec/sec 0.03281 Feet/sec/sec
Cubic centimeters 3.531 x 10-5 Cubic feet
Cubic centimeters 6.102 x 10-2 Cubic inches
Cubic centimeters 10-4 Cubic meters
Cubic centimeters 1.308 x 10-4 Cubic yards
Cubic centimeters 2.642 x 10-4 Gallons
Cubic centimeters 9.999 x 10-4 Liters
Cubic centimeters 2.113 x 10-3 Pints (liq)
Cubic centimeters 1.057 x 10-3 Quarts (liq)
Cubic feet 2.832 x 10-4 Cubic cm
Cubic feet 1728 Cubic inches
Cubic feet 0.02832 Cubic meters
Cubic feet 0.03704 Cubic yards
Cubic feet 7.48052 Gallons
Cubic feet 28.32 Liters
Cubic feet 59.84 Pints (liq)
Cubic feet 29.92 Quarts (liq)
Cubic feet/min 472.0 Cubic cm/sec
Cubic feet/min 0.1247 Gallons/sec
Cubic feet/min 0.4719 Liters/sec
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Cubic feet/min 62.43 Pounds of water/min
Cubic feet/sec 0.646317 Millions gals/day
Cubic feet/sec 448.831 Gallons/min
Cubic inches 16.39 Cubic centimeters
Cubic inches 5.787 x 10-4 Cubic feet
Cubic inches 1.639 x 10-5 Cubic meters
Cubic inches 2.143 x 10-5 Cubic yards
Cubic inches 4.329 x 10-3 Gallons
Cubic inches 1.639 x 10-2 Liters
Cubic inches 0.03463 Pints (liq)
Cubic inches 0.01732 Quarts (liq)
Cubic meters 106 Cubic centimeters
Cubic meters 35.31 Cubic feet
Cubic meters 61023 Cubic inches
Cubic meters 1.308 Cubic yards
Cubic meters 264.2 Gallons
Cubic meters 999.97 Liters
Cubic meters 2113 Pints (liq)
Cubic meters 1057 Quarts (liq)
Cubic meters/hr 4.40 Gallons/min
Cubic yards 764,554.86 Cubic centimeters
Cubic yards 27 Cubic feet
Cubic yards 46.656 Cubic inches
Cubic yards 0.7646 Cubic meters
Cubic yards 202.0 Gallons
Cubic yards 764.5 Liters
Cubic yards 1616 Pints (liq)
Cubic yards 807.9 Quarts (liq)
Cubic yards/min 0.45 Cubic feet/sec
Cubic yards/min 3.366 Gallons/sec
Cubic yards/min 12.74 Liters/sec
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Decimeters 0.1 Meters
Degrees (angle) 60 Minutes
Degrees (angle) 0.01745 Radians
Degrees (angle) 3600 Seconds
Degrees/sec 0.01745 Radians/sec
Degrees/sec 0.1667 Revolutions/min
Degrees/sec 0.002778 Revolutions/sec
Dekagrams 10 Grams
Dekaliters 10 Liters
Dekameters 10 Meters
Drams 27.34375 Grains
Drams 0.0625 Ounces
Drams 1.771845 Grams
Dynes 1 x 105 Newtons
Fathoms 6 Feet
Feet 30.48 Centimeters
Feet 12 Inches
Feet 0.3048 Meters
Feet 1/3 Yards
Feet of water 0.0295 Atmospheres
Feet of water 0.8826 Inches of mercury
Feet of water 304.8 Kg/sq meter
Feet of water 62.43 Lb/sq ft
Feet of water 0.4335 Lb/sq inch
Feet/min 0.5080 Centimeters/sec
Feet/min 0.01667 Feet/sec
Feet/min 0.01829 Kilometers/hr
Feet/min 0.3048 Meters/min
Feet/min 0.01136 Miles/hr
Feet/sec 30.48 Centimeters/sec
Feet/sec 1.097 Kilometers/hr
Feet/sec 0.5924 Knots
Feet/sec 18.29 Meters/min
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Feet/sec 0.6818 Miles/hr
Feet/sec 0.01136 Miles/min
Feet/sec/sec 30.48 Cm/sec/sec
Feet/sec/sec 0.3048 Meters/sec/sec
Foot-pounds 1.286 x 10-3 British thermal units
Foot-pounds 5.050 x 10-7 Horsepower-hr
Foot-pounds 3.240 x 10-4 Kilogram-calories
Foot-pounds 0.1383 Kilogram-meters
Foot-pounds 3.766 x 10-7 Kilowatt-hours
Foot-pounds/min 2.140 x 10-5 Btu/sec
Foot-pounds/min 0.01667 Foot-pounds/sec
Foot-pounds/min 3.030 x 10-5 Horsepower
Foot-pounds/min 5.393 x 10-3 Gm-calories/sec
Foot-pounds/min 2.280 x 10-5 Kilowatts
Foot-pounds/sec 7.704 x 10-2 Btu/min
Foot-pounds/sec 1.818 x 10-3 Horsepower
Foot-pounds/sec 1.941 x 10-2 Kg-calories/min
Foot-pounds/sec 1.356 x 10-3 Kilowatts
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Grains (troy) 0.04167 Pennyweights (troy)
Grains (troy) 2.0833 x 10-3 Ounces (troy)
Grains/U.S. gal 17.118 Parts/million
Grains/U.S. gal 142.86 Lb/million gal
Grains/Imp gal 14.254 Parts/million
Grams 980.7 Dynes
Grams 15.43 Grains
Grams .001 Kilograms
Grams 1000 Milligrams
Grams 0.03527 Ounces
Grams 0.03215 Ounces (troy)
Grams 2.205 x 10-3 Pounds
Grams/cm 5.600 x 10-3 Pounds/inch
Grams/cu cm 62.43 Pounds/cubic foot
Grams/cu cm 0.03613 Pounds/cubic inch
Grams/liter 58.416 Grains/gal
Grams/liter 8.345 Pounds/1000 gals
Grams/liter 0.06242 Pounds/cubic foot
Grams/liter 1000 Parts/million
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Horsepower (boiler) 9.809 Kilowatts
Horsepower-hours 2546 Btu
Horsepower-hours 1.98 x 106 Foot-lb
Horsepower-hours 641.6 Kilogram-calories
Horsepower-hours 2.737 x 105 Kilogram-meters
Horsepower-hours 0.7457 Kilowatt-hours
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Kg/meter 0.6720 Lb/foot
Kg/sq meter 9.678 x 10-5 Atmospheres
Kg/sq meter 3.281 x 10-3 Feet of water
Kg/sq meter 2.896 x 10-3 Inches of mercury
Kg/sq meter 0.2048 Lb/sq foot
Kg/sq meter 1.422 x 10-3 Lb/sq inch
Kg/sq millimeter 106 Kg/sq meter
Kiloliters 103 Liters
Kilometers 105 Centimeters
Kilometers 3281 Feet
Kilometers 103 Meters
Kilometers 0.6214 Miles
Kilometers 1094 Yards
Kilometers/hr 27.78 Centimeters/sec
Kilometers/hr 54.68 Feet/min
Kilometers/hr 0.9113 Feet/sec
Kilometers/hr .5399 Knots
Kilometers/hr 16.67 Meters/min
Kilometers/hr 0.6214 Miles/hr
Km/hr/sec 27.78 Cm/sec/sec
Km/hr/sec 0.9113 Ft/sec/sec
Km/hr/sec 0.2778 Meters/sec/sec
Kilopascals 6.895 Pounds/sq inch
Kilowatts 56.907 Btu/min
Kilowatts 4.425 x 104 Foot-lb/min
Kilowatts 737.6 Foot-lb/sec
Kilowatts 1.341 Horsepower
Kilowatts 14.34 Kg-calories/min
Kilowatts 103 Watts
Kilowatt-hours 3414.4 Btu
Kilowatt-hours 2.655 x 106 Foot-lb
Kilowatt-hours 1.341 Horsepower-hr
Kilowatt-hours 860.4 Kilogram-calories
Kilowatt-hours 3.671 x 105 Kilogram-meters
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Miles 1.609 Kilometers
Miles 1760 Yards
Miles/hr 44.70 Centimeters/sec
Miles/hr 88 Feet/min
Miles/hr 1.467 Feet/sec
Miles/hr 1.609 Kilometers/hr
Miles/hr 0.8689 Knots
Miles/hr 26.82 Meters/min
Miles/min 2682 Centimeters/sec
Miles/min 88 Feet/sec
Miles/min 1.609 Kilometers/min
Miles/min 60 Miles/hr
Milliers 103 Kilograms
Milligrams 10-3 Grams
Milliliters 10-3 Liters
Millimeters 0.1 Centimeters
Millimeters 0.03937 Inches
Milligrams/liter 1 Parts/million
Million gals/day 1.54723 Cubic ft/sec
Miner’s inches 1.5 Cubic ft/min
Minutes (angle) 2.909 x 10-4 Radians
Ounces 16 Drams
Ounces 437.5 Grains
Ounces 0.0625 Pounds
Ounces 28.3495 Grams
Ounces 0.9115 Ounces (troy)
Ounces 2.790 x 10-5 Tons (long)
Ounces 2.835 x 10-5 Tons (metric)
Ounces (troy) 480 Grains
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Ounces (troy) 20 Pennyweights (troy)
Ounces (troy) 0.08333 Pounds (troy)
Ounces (troy) 31.10348 Grams
Ounces (troy) 1.09714 Ounces (avoir)
Ounces (fluid) 1.805 Cubic inches
Ounces (fluid) 0.02957 Liters
Ounces/sq inch 0.0625 Lb/sq inch
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Pounds of water/min 2.670 x 10-4 Cubic ft/sec
Pounds/cubic foot 0.01602 Grams/cubic cm
Pounds/cubic foot 16.02 Kg/cubic meters
Pounds/cubic foot 5.787 x 10-4 Lb/cubic inch
Pounds/cubic inch 27.68 Grams/cubic cm
Pounds/cubic inch 2.768 x 104 Kg/cubic meter
Pounds/cubic inch 1728 Lb/cubic foot
Pounds/foot 1.488 Kg/meter
Pounds/inch 1152 Grams/cm
Pounds (force) 4.44822 Newtons
Pounds/sq foot 0.01602 Feet of water
Pounds/sq foot 4.882 Kg/sq meter
Pounds/sq foot 6.944 x 10-3 Pounds/sq inch
Pounds/sq inch 0.06804 Atmospheres
Pounds/sq inch 2.307 Feet of water
Pounds/sq inch 2.036 Inches of mercury
Pounds/sq inch 703.1 Kg/sq meter
Pounds/sq inch 0.146 Kilopascals
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Radians 0.637 Quadrants
Radians/sec 57.30 Degrees/sec
Radians/sec 0.1592 Revolutions/sec
Radians/sec 9.549 Revolutions/min
Radians/sec/sec 573.0 Rev/min/min
Radians/sec/sec 0.1592 Rev/sec/sec
Reams 500 Sheets
Revolutions 360 Degrees
Revolutions 4 Quadrants
Revolutions 6.283 Radians
Revolutions/min 6 Degrees/sec
Revolutions/min 0.1047 Radians/sec
Revolutions/min 0.01667 Revolutions/sec
Revolutions/min/min 1.745 x 10-3 Rads/sec/sec
Revolutions/min/min 2.778 x 10-4 Revs/sec/sec
Revolutions/sec 360 Degrees/sec
Revolutions/sec 6.283 Radians/sec
Revolutions/sec 60 Revolutions/min
Revolutions/sec/sec 6.283 Radians/sec/sec
Revolutions/sec/sec 3600 Revs/min/min
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Square inches 6.944 x 10-3 Square feet
Square inches 645.2 Square millimeters
Square kilometers 247.1 Acres
Square kilometers 10.76 x 106 Square feet
Square kilometers 106 Square meters
Square kilometers 0.3861 Square miles
Square kilometers 1.196 x 106 Square yards
Square meters 2.471 x 10-4 Acres
Square meters 10.76 Square feet
Square meters 3.861 x 10-7 Square miles
Square meters 1.196 Square yards
Square miles 640 Acres
Square miles 27.88 x 106 Square feet
Square miles 2.590 Square kilometers
Square miles 3.098 x 106 Square yards
Square millimeters 0.01 Square centimeters
Square millimeters 1.550 x 10-3 Square inches
Square yards 2.066 x 10-4 Acres
Square yards 9 Square feet
Square yards 0.8361 Square meters
Square yards 3.228 x 10-7 Square miles
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Tons (short) 2430.56 Pounds (troy)
Tons (short) 0.89287 Tons (long)
Tons (short) 29166.66 Ounces (troy)
Tons (short) 0.90718 Tons (metric)
Tons of water/24 hrs 83.333 Pounds water/hr
Tons of water/24 hrs 0.16643 Gallons/min
Tons of water/24 hrs 1.3349 Cu ft/hr