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Table 1.3 SI unidades
y prefijos
Text Reference: Table 1.3, page 19
Factores de
Conversin
(a) Fundamental conversion factors
English unit Exact SI value Approximate SI
value
Length
Mass
Temperature
1 in
1 lbm
1 deg R
0.0254 m
0.453 592 37 kg
5/9 K
-
0.4536 kg
-
(b) Definitions
Acceleration of gravity
Energy
1g=9.8066 m/s
2
(32.174 ft/s
2
)
Btu (British thermal unit)amount of energy required to
raise 1 lbm of water 1 deg F (1 Btu = 778.2 ft-lbf)
kilocalorie amount of energy required to raise 1 kg of
water 1 K (1 kcal=4187 J)
Length 1 mile=5280 ft; 1 nautical mile = 6076.1 ft.
Power 1 horsepower = 550 ft-lbf/s
Pressure 1 bar 105 Pa
Temperature degree Fahrenheit t
F
=9/5t
C
+32 (where t
C
is degrees)
(Celsius)
degree Rankine t
R
=t
F
+459.67
Kelvin t
K
=T
C
+275.15 (exact)
Kinematic viscosity 1 poise 0.1 kg/m-s
1 stoke 0.0001 m
2
/s
Volume 1 cubic foot = 7.48 gal
(c) Useful conversion factors
1 ft = 0.3048 m
1 lbf = 4.448 N
1 lbf = 386.1 lbm-in/s
2
1 kgf = 9.807 N
1 lbf/in
2
= 6895 Pa
1 ksi = 6.895 Mpa
1 Btu = 1055 J
1 ft-lbf = 1.356 J
1 hp = 746 W = 2545 Btu/hr
1 kW = 3413 Btu/hr
1 quart = 0.000946 m
3
= 0.946 liter
1 kcal = 3.968 Btu
Tabla 1.4 Factores de conversin y definiciones.
(a) Fundamental conversion factors
English unit Exact SI value Approximate SI
value
Length
Mass
Temperature
1 in
1 lbm
1 deg R
0.0254 m
0.453 592 37 kg
5/9 K
-
0.4536 kg
-
(b) Definitions
Acceleration of gravity
Energy
1g=9.8066 m/s
2
(32.174 ft/s
2
)
Btu (British thermal unit)amount of energy required to
raise 1 lbm of water 1 deg F (1 Btu = 778.2 ft-lbf)
kilocalorie amount of energy required to raise 1 kg of
water 1 K (1 kcal=4187 J)
Length 1 mile=5280 ft; 1 nautical mile = 6076.1 ft.
Power 1 horsepower = 550 ft-lbf/s
Pressure 1 bar 105 Pa
Temperature degree Fahrenheit tF=9/5tC+32 (where tC is degrees)
(Celsius)
degree Rankine tR=tF+459.67
Kelvin tK=TC+275.15 (exact)
Kinematic viscosity 1 poise 0.1 kg/m-s
1 stoke 0.0001 m
2
/s
Volume 1 cubic foot = 7.48 gal
(c) Useful conversion factors
1 ft = 0.3048 m
1 lbf = 4.448 N
1 lbf = 386.1 lbm-in/s
2
1 kgf = 9.807 N
1 lbf/in
2
= 6895 Pa
1 ksi = 6.895 Mpa
1 Btu = 1055 J
1 ft-lbf = 1.356 J
1 hp = 746 W = 2545 Btu/hr
1 kW = 3413 Btu/hr
1 quart = 0.000946 m
3
= 0.946 liter
1 kcal = 3.968 Btu
Tabla 1.4 Factores de conversin. Ejemplo
) / ( ) ( s rad Nm M
torsor
e =
) ( ) / ( ) ( ) / ( ) ( ) ( m R s rad N F s m v N F W Potencia = = e
) / (
) (
) (
s rad
W Potencia
Nm M
torsor
e
=
Nm
s rev rad rev n
CV
W
CV Potencia
Nm M
torsor
77 , 7123
) (min/
60
1
) / ( 2 min) / (
746
) (
) ( =
=
t
n
CV
n
CV
m
cm
m
N
Kgf
N cm Kgf M
torsor
72639 100
807 , 9
1
77 , 7123 ) ( = - =
(
(
(
=
=
=
=
1415 , 3
/ 8 , 9
735 1
8 , 71621
) (
2
t
s m g
W CV
n
CV
cm Kgf M
torsor
Error = 1,2%
Case Study
Text Reference: Figure 1.4, page 21