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BASICS | GRUNDLAGGENDE
Length | Langde
" | in
mm
mm
1 Nautical Mile

km
3,281 ' | feet 2,540-10"2 m
0,3048 m
1,85
3Area | Areal

1 m2 1 ft2 1 In2
ft2
In2
10,76
1550
9,290-10"2 m2 6,452-10"4 m2

Volume | Volumen
m3 =
1
1
m3 =
1
cf | ft3 =
1
in3 =
1
1

US Gallon =
UK Gallon =

6,102104 in3
35,31 cf | ft3 =
2,832-10"2 m3 =
1,639-10"5 m3 =
3,785-10"3 m3 =
4,546-10"3 m3 =

For ideal Standard Cubicfeet (SCF) at

Gasses : Normal cubicmeter (mn3) at

264,2
28,32
1,639-10"2
3,785
4,546

US
Gallon
Liter
dm3
Liter
dm3
Liter
dm3
Liter
dm3

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70F (21,1C) / 1 Atm. abs.

0C/ 1 Atm. abs. (1,013 bar)

1 mn3 Air =

38,04 SCF Air =

1 SCF Air = 2,629-10'2 mn3 Air = 3,397-10'2 kg Air

Specific Volume | Specifik Volumen
1 m7kg = 16,02 ft3/lb 1 ft3/lb
=
m3/kg

6,243-10"2

Density | Massefylde
1 kg/m3 = 6,243-10"2 lb/ft3 1 lb/ft3 = 16,02 kg/m3
Mass | Masse
1 kg

= 2,205 lb | lbs

1,292 kg Air

1 lb | lbs = 0,4536 kgFLUIDS & FLOW | VASKER & STR0MNING

Velocity | Hastighed

m/s
m/s
FPM
ft/sec.
Knot
3,281 196,9 5,080 10" 0,3048 1,853
3
ft/s
ft/min | FPM
m/s
m/s
km/h
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Volume Flow | Volumenstrcm
1 m7h
= 0,5885 CFM | ft^min
1 CFM
= 1,699 m3/h
For ideal gasses:
Standard cubicfeet per Minute (SCFM) / 70F /1 Atm. abs. Normal cubicmeter per hour (mn3/h)
/ 0C / 1 Atm. abs
.
mn3/h Air (only)
1,577
1 SCFM luft
=
Mass Flow | Massestrcm
kg/h
lb/h
lb/h kg/h
2,205 0,4536
Pressure | Tryk
bar =

14,50

psi

bar =
bar =
mbar =
mbar =

100,0
0,9869
0,7501
10,20

kPa
Atm.
mmHg | Torr
mmWG

mbar =
psi | lbf/in2 =
psi | lbf/in2 =
psi | lbf/in2 =

100,0
6,895
10"2
6,804
10"2
6,895

Pa
bar
Atm.
kPa

Kinematic Viscosity | Kinematisk ViskositetcSt cSt ft2/s ft2/s

ft2/s m2/s cSt m2/s
1,076 10"
1,000 10
9,290 104
9,290 10
-6
-2

Dynamic Viscosity | Dynamisk Viskositet

P a s P a s cP cP
lb/(fts) lb/(fts)
cP
lb/(fts) Pas | Ns/m2 kg/(ms)
Pas
cP | mPas
1.000 0,6720 1,000 10"3 1,000 10"3 1,488 1488

HEAT | VARME
Temperature | Temperatur
C | Celsius = 5 (F - 32) / 9 F | Fahrenheit =
32 + 9 C / 5
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Heat Content & Energy | Varme
= & Energi
0,9478
1
1 kJ
kJ || kNm
kNm
=
0,2388
1 Btu
=
1,055
1 Btu
=
0,2520
1 kcal
=
4,187
1 kcal
=
3,968
1 kWh
=
3600
1 kWh
=
859,8

Btu
Kcal
kJ
Kcal
kJ
Btu
kJ
Kcal

Heat Load | Power |

1 kW
=

Effekt | Varmestrem
3412
Btu/h

1 kW
1 Btu/h

=
=

859,8
2,93110-4

Kcal/h
kW

1 Btu/h
1 kcal/h
1 kcal/h
1 Boiler HP
1 Boiler HP

=
=
=
=
=

0,2520
1,163 103
3,968
9,81
15,65

Kcal/h
kW
Btu/h
kW
kg
steam /h

Specific Heat | Varmefylde

kJ/(kgK) = 0,2388 kJ/(kgK) = 0,2388
Btu/(lbF) = 4,187 kcal/(kgC) = 4,187
Conductivity | Varmeledning
Btu/(lbF) kcal/(kgC) kJ/(kgK) kJ/(kgK)

kcal/(mhC) Btu/(fthF) W/(mK) W/(mK)

W/(mK) = 0,8598 W/(mK) = 0,5778 kcal/(mhC)
= 1,163 Btu/(fthF) = 1,73
1

Heat Transmission | Varmetransmission

W/(m2K) = 0,8598 kcal/(m2hC) W/(m2K) = 0,1761
Btu/(ft2hF) kcal/(m2hC) = 1,163 W/(m2-K) Btu/
(ft2hF) = 5,679 W/(m2-K)
Evaporation Heat | Forvampningsvarme
1 kJ/kg
= 0,430 Btu/lb
1 Btu/lb
= 2,326 kJ/kg