June 2019
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
19h 24m
English
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Chemical Process Safety: Fundamentals with Applications, 4th Edition
by Daniel A. Crowl, Joseph F. Louvar
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Appendix A. Unit Conversion Constants1
1Selected from David M. Himmelblau, Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, 4th ed. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1982).
Volume Equivalents
in3 |
ft3 |
U.S. gal |
L |
m3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
5.787 × 10−4 |
4.329 × 10−3 |
1.639 × 10−2 |
1.639 × 10−5 |
1728 |
1 |
7.481 |
28.32 |
2.832 × 10−2 |
231 |
0.1337 |
1 |
3.785 |
3.785 × 10−3 |
61.03 |
3.531 × 10−2 |
0.2642 |
1 |
1.000 × 10−3 |
6.102 × 104 |
35.31 |
264.2 |
1000 |
1 |
Mass Equivalents
avoirdupois oz. |
lbm |
grains |
g |
kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
6.25 × 10−2 |
437.5 |
28.35 |
2.835 × 10−2 |
16 |
1 |
7000 |
453.592 |
0.453592 |
2.286 × 10−3 |
1.429 × 10−4 |
1 |
6.48 × 10−2 |
6.48 × 10−5 |
3.527 × 10−2 |
2.20 × 10−3 |
15.432 |
1 |
0.001 |
35.27 |
2.20 |
15,432 |
1000 |
1 |
Linear Measure
m |
in |
ft |
mi |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
39.37 |
3.2808 |
6.214 × 10−4 |
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