Austin San Antonio Rio Grande Valley

3901 Woodbury Drive 4710 Perrin Creek #300 1409 N. Stuart Place Road
P.O. Box 41869 San Antonio, Texas 78217 Suite E
Austin, Texas 78704 Tel: 210.650.9005 Harlingen, Texas 78552
Tel: 512.444.1835 Toll Free: 800.650.6507 Tel: 956.412.1110
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FORMULAS & CONVERSIONS CONVERSION FACTORS MOTOR FULL-LOAD AMPERES

To Convert To Multiply By Three-Phase AC
Feet of Water Inches of Mercury 0.8826 Squirrel-Cage &
Feet of Water Pounds/ Sq. Inch 0.4335
Horse- Wound-Rotor Single Phase AC
Gallons of Water Pounds of Water 8.3452
Gallons of # 2 Oil BTUs 140,000 power 208 V 230 V 460 V 115 V 200 V 230 V
1/6 4.4 2.5 2.2
Horsepower Kilowatts 0.7457
1/4 5.8 3.3 2.9
Horsepower BTU / Hr. 2545
1/2 2.3 2 1 9.8 5.6 4.9
Horsepower (boiler) BTU / Hr. 33479 3/4 3.2 2.8 1.4 13.8 7.9 6.9
Horsepower (boiler) Kilowatts 9.803 1 4.1 3.6 1.8 16 9.2 8
Inches of Mercury Feet of Water 1.133 1.5 5.7 5.2 2.6 20 11.5 10
Inches of Mercury Pounds/ Sq. Inch 0.4912 2 7.5 6.8 3.4 24 13.8 12
Kilowatts BTU/ Hr. 3413 3 11 9.6 4.8 34 19.6 17
Kilowatts Watts 1000 5 16.7 15.2 7.6 56 32.2 28
Pounds of Water Cubic Feet 0.01602 7.5 24 22 11 80 46 40
Pounds of Water Gallons 0.1198 10 31 28 14 100 57.5 50
Pounds/ Sq.Inch Feet of Water 2.307 15 46 42 21
Therms of Gas BTUs 100,000 20 59 54 27
Tons (refrigeration) BTU/ Hr. 12,000 25 75 68 34
Watts BTU/ Hr. 3.413 30 88 80 40
40 114 104 52
Electrical Formulas 50 143 130 65
60 170 154 77
To Find Single Phase Two Phase-Four Three Phase 75 211 192 96
Wire 100 273 248 124
125 342 312 156
Amps when HP x 746 HP x 746 HP x 746
HP is V x %EFF x PF V x %EFF x PF x 2 V x %EFF x PF x 1.73 150 396 360 180
 known 200 528 480 240
 Amps when
KWis
KW x 1000
V x PF
KW x 1000
V x PF x 2
KW x 1000
V x PF x 1.73 Basic Fan Laws
known
Variation Fan Speed Change Density Change
 Amps when kVA x 1000 kVA x 1000 kVA x 1000
 kVAis V Vx2 V x 1.73 Volume Varies Directly with Speed Ratio No Change
 known ( )

 Kilowatts V x A x PF V x A x PF x 2 V x A x PF x 1.73 Pressure Varies with SQUARE of Varies DIRECTLY with

1000 1000 1000 Speed Ratio Density Ratio
 ( ) ( )
Kilovolt-Am VxA VxAx2 V x A x 1.73
  ps kVA 1000 1000 1000
 Horse Varies with CUBE of Speed Varies DIRECTLY with
Power Ratio Density Ratio
HP V x A x %EFF x PF V x A x %EFF x PF x 2 V x A x %EFF x PF x 1.73
 746 746 746 ( ) ( )
V=VOLTS A=AMPS EFF=EFFICIENCY PF=POWER FACTOR

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 PSYCHROMETRIC CHART

55 60

50
Wet-Bulb
90
Temperature 200

Humidity Ratio, Dew Point Temp.

0%

SPE
e 0 190
Lin t 1 Relative 85 60
n a

CIFIC
it o dity 85

45
Enthalpy Humidity

Vapor Pressure

90
ra i
tu um Humidification

VOL
Sa e H 180
iv or

UME
lat
Re Dew Point

80

- CU
170
Temperature

40

BIC
Cooling Heating
Humidity

FEET
80 160
Ratio 80

70
Dehumidification 55

PER
POU
R
150

AI
35

HUMIDITY RATIO GRAINS OF MOISTURE PER POUND OF DRY AIR

ND O
Y
Dry-Bulb Temperature Dry-Bulb

DR
Specific

60
Temperature

F
140

OF
Volume

DRY
D
75

AIR
UN
Wet-Bulb 75
130
PO
Temperature

30 50
R

50
PE

15.0
Relative 120
TU

Enthalpy Humidity
Vapor Pressure

B
Y

70
or

LP

70 110
25

Dew Point
HA

40
Temperature
ET

DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE F
Humidity 100

F
Ratio

-
65 45

E
65
UR
20

90
AT
Dry-Bulb Specific 30
R

14.5
PE

Temperature Volume
M

60 80
TE

60
LB
BU
15

70
ET

55
W

20 55 40
90 60
50 80 50

14.0
10

70 50
45
60 45
40
40 50 40
10
Y
35 40 IDIT 35
5

13.5

HUM 35 30
ATIVE
30 REL
30 30
25 20
20 20
13.0

15 20
10
0

5 10 10 10
0 DRYBULB TEMPERATURE F
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 30 0

5 10 15 20 25
ENTHALPY BTU PER POUND OF DRY AIR
This chart was constructed using data from the
Thermodynamic Properties of Moist Air
compiled by John A. Goff and S. Gratch and
Barometric Pressure 29.92 Inches of Mercury.