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DATE: 2014-08-11
LENGTH, AREA, VOLUME, WEIGHT, DENSITY
1 m = 3.281 ft
1 sq.m = 10.76 sq. ft
1 cu.m = 35.32 cu. ft
= 1,000 liter (l)
= 264.2 US gal
1 liter (water) = 1 kg (water)
1 kg = 2.205 lb
1 kg/cu.m = .06243 lb/cu. ft
REFRIGERATION
1 kW = 3,412 Btuh
1 kcal/h = 3.968 Btuh
1 ton (U.S.) = 3.517 kW
= 3,024 kcal/h
1 kcal/kg = 1.799 Btu/lb
PIPING
1 m/s = 3.28 fps
1 L/m = .2641 US gpm
1 L/s = 15.85 US gpm
1 CMH = 4.403 US gpm
1 CMM = 264.17 US gpm
1 CMS = 15,850.2 US gpm
1 kPa = .3346 ft. water
= .1452 psig
1 bar = 14.52 psig
1 kg/sq.cm = 14.223 psig
DUCTWORK
1 m/s = 196.9 fpm
1 CMH = .5887 CFM
1 CMM = 35.32 CFM
1 CMS = 2,119 CFM
1 L/s = 2.119 CFM
1 mm WG = .03937 in.WG
1 Pa (N/m
2
) = .004015 in.WG
= .102 mm WG
Pa/250 1 in.WG
1 kPa = 4.015 in.WG
1 mm WG/m = 1.2 in.WG/100 ft
1 in.WG = 5.192 lb
f
/ft
2

1 kg/m
2
= 9.81 Pa
1 Amosphere = 14.7 psi
= 101.3 kPa
Density of Standard Air: 0.075 lb/ft
3
(1.2 kg/m
3
)
@70 FDB, 14.7 psia
ELECTRICAL
1 kW = 1.341 Bhp
FOULING FACTOR
1 sq.m-K/kW = .005677 sq.ft-F/Btuh
1 sq.m-C/kcal/h = 5 sq.ft-F/Btuh
HEAT TRANSFER
1 W/sq.m-C = .1762 Btuh/sq.ft-F
1 W/sq.m = .3171 Btuh/sq.ft
MOISTURE LOAD
1 g/kg = 7 gr/lb
1 g = 15.435 gr
PERMEANCE FACTOR
1 gr/h/sq.ft/in.Hg = .02745 g/h/sq.m/mm Hg

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