PREFIXES , CONVERSION ,FACTORS
Prefixes
Units can be used as such or in multiples or fractions of ten:
PREFIX |
POWER OF TEN |
|
T |
tera |
1012 |
G |
giga |
109 |
M |
mega |
106 |
k |
kilo |
103 |
h |
hecto |
102 |
da |
deca |
101 |
d |
deci |
10-1 |
c |
centi |
10-2 |
m |
milli |
10-3 |
m |
micro |
10-6 |
n |
nano |
10-9 |
P |
pico |
10-12 |
f |
femto |
10-15 |
a |
atto |
10-18 |
1 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm
1 m2 = 10 000 cm2 = 106 mm2
1 m3 = 106 cm3 = 109 mm3
1 Mg m-3 = 103 kg m-3 = 1 g cm-3
1 kPa = 10 mbar
1 joule = 0.2388 cal
1 watt = 1 J s-1 = 0.8598 kcal h-1
1 W m-2 = 0.8598 kcal m-2 h-1
1 W m-2 = 1.433 × 10-3 cal cm-2 min-1
1 Hp = 745.7 W
1 W = 0.001431 Hp
Water flow (m3 s-1) = 0.55 × Pump power (W)/Pressure (kPa)
Water flow (litre s-1) = 5.43 × Pump power (kilowatts)/pressure (bars)
Brake Horsepower is the horsepower for an electric motor. Do not use for fuel-powered engines.
Conversion factors
Temperature
Standard unit: degree Celsius (°C)
degree Fahrenheit (°F) | °C = (°F-32) 5/9 |
kelvin(s) (K) | K = °C +273.15 |
Pressure (air pressure, vapour pressure)
Standard unit: kilopascal (kPa)
millibar (mbar) | 1 mbar = 0.1 kPa |
Bar | 1 bar = 100 kPa |
centimetre of water (cm) | 1 cm of water = 0.09807 kPa |
millimetre of mercury (mm Hg) | 1 mm hg = 0.1333 kPa |
atmosphere (atm) | 1 atm =101.325 kPa |
pound per square inch (psi) | 1 psi = 6.896 kPa |
Wind speed
Standard unit: metre per second (m s-1)
kilometre per day (km day-1) | 1 km day-1 = 0.01157 m s-1 |
nautical mile/hour (knot) | 1 knot = 0.5144 m s-1 |
foot per second (ft s-1) | 1 ft s-1 = 0.3048 m s-1 |
Radiation
Standard unit: megajoule per square metre and per day (MJ m2 day-1) or as equivalent evaporation in mm per day (mm day-1)
equivalent evaporation (mm/day) | 1 mm day-1 = 2.45 MJ m-2 day-1 |
joule per cm2 per day (J cm-2 day-1) | 1 J cm-2 day-1 = 0.01 MJ m-2 day-1 |
calorie per cm2 per day (cal cm-2 day-1) | 1 cal = 4.1868 J = 4.1868 10-6 MJ |
1 cal cm-2 day-1 = 4.1868 10-2 MJ | |
m-2 day-1 | |
watt per m2 (W m-2) | 1 W = 1 J s-1 |
1 W m-2 = 0.0864 MJ m-2 day-1 |
Physical properties
Properties of Water
T |
rw |
l |
°C |
Mg m-3 |
kJ mol-1 |
0 |
0.99987 |
45.0 |
4 |
1.00000 |
44.8 |
10 |
0.99973 |
44.6 |
20 |
0.99823 |
44.1 |
30 |
0.99568 |
43.7 |
40 |
0.99225 |
43.4 |
T = temperature, rw = density of water and l = latent heat of vaporization
Properties of gases at Pb = 101.3 kPa barometric pressure
T |
r |
°C |
mol m-3 |
0 |
44.6 |
5 |
43.8 |
10 |
43.0 |
15 |
42.3 |
20 |
41.6 |
25 |
40.9 |
30 |
40.2 |
35 |
39.5 |
40 |
38.9 |
T= temperature and r = density
Black body emittance (W m-2) as a function of subzero temperature (°C)
°C |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
-0.6 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
-0.9 |
-14 |
256 |
255 |
255 |
255 |
254 |
254 |
253 |
253 |
253 |
252 |
-13 |
260 |
259 |
259 |
258 |
258 |
258 |
257 |
257 |
257 |
256 |
-12 |
264 |
263 |
263 |
262 |
262 |
262 |
261 |
261 |
260 |
260 |
-11 |
268 |
267 |
267 |
267 |
266 |
266 |
265 |
265 |
265 |
264 |
-10 |
272 |
271 |
271 |
271 |
270 |
270 |
269 |
269 |
269 |
268 |
-9 |
276 |
276 |
275 |
275 |
274 |
274 |
274 |
273 |
273 |
272 |
-8 |
280 |
280 |
279 |
279 |
279 |
278 |
278 |
277 |
277 |
276 |
-7 |
284 |
284 |
284 |
283 |
283 |
282 |
282 |
282 |
281 |
281 |
-6 |
289 |
288 |
288 |
287 |
287 |
287 |
286 |
286 |
285 |
285 |
-5 |
293 |
293 |
292 |
292 |
291 |
291 |
291 |
290 |
290 |
289 |
-4 |
298 |
297 |
297 |
296 |
296 |
295 |
295 |
294 |
294 |
294 |
-3 |
302 |
302 |
301 |
301 |
300 |
300 |
299 |
299 |
298 |
298 |
-2 |
306 |
306 |
306 |
305 |
305 |
304 |
304 |
303 |
303 |
302 |
-1 |
311 |
311 |
310 |
310 |
309 |
309 |
308 |
308 |
307 |
307 |
0 |
316 |
315 |
315 |
314 |
314 |
313 |
313 |
312 |
312 |
311 |