April 2018
Intermediate to advanced
528 pages
17h 27m
English
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Appendix 2
Recommended Units for Engineering Analysis
| Length | meter (m) |
| Area (A) | square meter (m2) |
| Volume (v) | cubic meter (m3) |
| Time (t) | second (s) |
| Temperature (T) | degree Celsius (°C), or in the scale of Kelvin (K) |
| Force (F) | Newton (N) |
| Weight (W) | kilogram (kgf) = 9.81 N |
| Pressure (P) | Pascal (P) = N/m2 |
| Mass (m) | gram (g) |
| Mass density (ρ) | g/cm3 |
| Work (Wk) | N-m |
| Energy | Joule (J) = 1 N-m |
| Power | Watt (W) = 1 J/s = 1 N-m/s |
| Stress (σ) | Mega Pascal (MPa) = 106 Pa = 106 N/m2 |
| Velocity (V) | m/s |
| Acceleration (a) | m/s2 |
| Specific heat (c) | J/g-°C |
| Thermal conductivity (k) | W/m-°C |
| Heat transfer coefficient (h) | W/m2-°C |
| Thermal diffusivity (α) | m2/s |
| Coefficient of linear thermal expansion (α) | /°C |
| Dynamic viscosity (μ) | N-s/m2 |