January 2017
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792 pages
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Content preview from Rocket Propulsion Elements, 9th Edition
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APPENDIX 1CONVERSION FACTORS AND CONSTANTS
Conversion Factors (arranged alphabetically)
Acceleration (L t−2)1
- 1 m/sec2 = 3.2808 ft/sec2 = 39.3701 in./sec2
- 1 ft/sec2 = 0.3048 m/sec2 = 12.0 in./sec2
= 9.80665 m/sec2 = 32.174 ft/sec2 (standard gravity constant at Earth's surface)
Area (L2)
- 1 ft2 = 144.0 in.2 = 0.092903 m2
- 1 m2 = 1550.0 in.2 = 10.7639 ft2
- 1 in.2 = 6.4516 × 10−4 m2
Density (M L3)
- Specific gravity is dimensionless, but has the same numerical value as density expressed in g/cm3; 1 liter = 10−3 m3
- 1 kg/m3 = 6.24279 × 10−2 lbm/ft3 = 3.61273 × 10−5 lbm/in.3
- 1 lbm/ft3 = 16.0184 kg/m3
- 1 lbm/in.3 = 2.76799 × 104 kg/m3
Energy, also Work or Heat (M L2t−2)
- 1.0 Btu = 1055.056 J (joule)
- 1.0 kW‐hr = 3.600 × 106 J
- 1.0 ft‐lbf = 1.355817 J
- 1.0 cal = 4.1868 J
- 1.0 kcal = 4186.8 J
Force (M Lt‐ 2)
- 1.0 lbf = 4.448221 N
- 1 dyne = 10−5 N
- 1.0 kg (force) [used in Europe] = 9.80665 N
- 1.0 ton (force) [used in Europe] = 1000 kg (force)
- 1.0 N = 0.2248089 lbf
- 1.0 millinewton (mN) = 10−3 N
- Weight is the force acting on a mass being accelerated by gravity (
applies at the Earth's surface)
Length (L)
- 1 m = 3.2808 ft = 39.3701 in.
- 1 ft = 0.3048 m = 12.0 in.
- 1 in. = 2.540 cm = 0.0254 m
- 1 mile = 1.609344 km = 1609.344 m = 5280.0 ft
- 1 nautical mile = 1852.00 m
- 1 mil = 0.0000254 m = 1.00 × 10−3 in.
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