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atmospheres centimeters of Hg (0°C) 76. centimeters millimeters 10.
atmospheres feet of H2O (4°C) 33.90 centimeters mils 393.7
atmospheres inches of Hg (0°C) 29.92 centimeters2 feet2 0.001076
atmospheres inches of H2O (4°C) 406.83 centimeters2 inches2 0.1550
atmospheres kilograms/centimeter2 1.0332 centimeters2 kilometers2 10-10
atmospheres kilograms/meter2 10,332. centimeters2 meters2 10-4
atmospheres Pascal 101,320. centimeters2 millimeters2 100.
atmospheres pounds/foot2 2,116.80 centimeters3 feet3 3.531x10-5
atmospheres pounds/inch2 14.696 centimeters3 inches3 0.0610
centimeters3 meters3 10-6
barrels (liquid) gallons 31.5 centimeters3 gallons (U.S. liquid) 2.642x10-4
barrels (oil) gallons (oil) 42. centimeters3 milliliters 1.
BTU ergs 1.055x1010 centimeters3 liters 10-3
BTU foot-pounds 778.2 centimeters3 quarts (U.S. liquid) 1.057x10-3
BTU calories 252. centimeters of Hg atmospheres 0.01316
BTU horsepower-hours 3.930x10-4 centimeters of Hg feet of H2O (4°C) 0.4461
BTU kilowatt-hours 2.931x10-4 centimeters of Hg kilograms/meter2 136.0
BTU joules 1,055. centimeters of Hg pounds/feet2 27.85
BTU/hour foot-pounds/second 0.2161 centimeters of Hg pounds/inch2 0.1934
BTU/hour calorie/second 0.0700 centimeter/second feet/minute 1.9685
BTU/hour horsepower 3.929x10-4 centimeter/second feet/second 0.03281
BTU/hour kilowatts 2.931x10-4 centimeter/second meters/minutes 0.6
BTU/hour watts 0.2931 centipoise poise 0.01
BTU/minute horsepower 0.02358 centipoise microreyn 0.145
BTU/minute kilowatts 0.01757 centipoise poundsf-second/inch2 1.45x10-7
BTU/minute watts 17.57 centistokes inch2/second 1.550x10-3

calories BTU 0.0039683 degrees revolutions 0.002778

calories ergs 4.1868x107 degrees radians 0.017453
calories foot-pounds 3.087 degrees/second revolutions/minute 0.1667
calories kilowatt-hours 1.163x10-6 degrees/second revolutions/second 0.002778
calories/second BTU/hour 14.286 dynes grams 1.020x10-3
calories/second foot pounds/minute 185.2 dynes newtons 10-5
calories/second horsepower 5.613x10-3 dynes kilograms 1.020x10-6
calories/second kilowatts 4.186x10-3 dynes pounds 2.248x10-6
centimeters feet 0.03281 dyne-second/cm2 poise 1.
centimeters inches 0.3937
centimeters kilometers 10-5 erg BTU 9.481x10-11
centimeters meters 0.01 erg foot-pounds 7.367x10-8

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erg calorie 2.389x10-8 foot-pounds/minute horsepower 3.030x10-5
erg horsepower-hour 3.725x10-14 foot-pounds/minute kilowatts 2.260x10-5
erg joule 10-7 foot-pounds/minute calories/second 5.40x10-3
erg kilowatt-hour 2.778x10-14 foot-pounds/second BTU/hour 4.6263
erg watt-hours 2.778x10-11 foot-pounds/second horsepower 0.001818
erg/second horsepower 1.341x10-10 foot-pounds/second kilowatts 0.001356
ergs/second kilowatts 10-10
ergs/second watts 10-7 gallons (U.S. liquid) barrels (U.S. liquid) 0.03175
gallons (U.S. liquid) centimeters3 3,785.4
farads microfarads 106 gallons (U.S. liquid) feet3 0.1337
feet centimeters 30.48 gallons (U.S. liquid) inches3 231.
feet inches 12. gallons (U.S. liquid) liters 3.785
feet kilometers 3.048x10-4 gallons (U.S. liquid) meters3 0.003785
feet meters 0.3048 gallons (U.S. liquid) quarts 4.
feet millimeters 304.8 gallons (oil) barrels (oil) 0.02381
feet mils 12,000. gallons/minute liters/second 0.06308
feet2 centimeters2 929. gallons/minute feet3/hour 8.0208
feet2 inches2 144. gallons/minute feet3/minute 0.13368
feet2 kilometers2 9.29x10-8 gallons/minute feet3/second 0.002228
feet2 meters2 0.09290 grams dynes 980.7
feet2 millimeters2 9.290x104 grams newtons 9.807x10-3
feet3 centimeters3 2.832x104 grams kilograms 10-3
feet3 inches3 1,728. grams milligrams 103
feet3 meters3 0.02832 grams ounces (avdp) 0.03527
feet3 gallons (U.S. liquid) 7.48052 grams pounds 0.002205
feet3 liters 28.32 grams/cm3 pounds/foot3 62.42
feet3 quarts (U.S. liquid) 29.92 grams/cm3 pounds/inch3 0.03613
feet of H2O (4°C) atmospheres 0.02950
feet of H2O (4°C) centimeters of Hg (0°C) 2.2418 horsepower BTU/hour 2,545.
feet of H2O (4°C) inches of Hg (0°C) 0.8826 horsepower BTU/minute 42.417
feet of H2O (4°C) kilograms/centimeter2 0.03048 horsepower calories/second 178.2
feet of H2O (4°C) kilograms/meter2 304.8 horsepower ergs/second 7.457x109
feet of H2O (4°C) pounds/foot2 62.43 horsepower foot-pounds/minute 33,000.
feet of H2O (4°C) pounds/inch2 0.4336 horsepower foot-pounds/second 550.
feet/minute centimeters/second 0.508 horsepower kilowatts 0.7457
feet/minute feet/second 0.01667 horsepower watts 745.7
feet/minute kilometers/hour 0.01829 horsepower-hours BTU 2,544.
feet/minute meters/minute 0.3048 horsepower-hours ergs 2.685x1013
feet/minute meters/second 0.00508 horsepower-hours foot-pounds 1.980x106
feet/second centimeters/second 30.48 horsepower-hours joules 2.685x106
feet/second kilometers/hour 1.097 horsepower-hours kilocalories 641.2
feet/second meters/minute 18.29 horsepower-hours kilogram-meters 2.737x105
feet/second meters/second 0.3048 horsepower-hours kilowatt-hours 0.7457
feet/second feet/minute 60. horsepower-hours watt-hours 745.7
feet3/hour gallons/minute 0.1247
feet3/minute gallons/minute 7.48052 inches centimeters 2.54
feet3/second gallons/minute 448.8 inches feet 0.08333
foot-pounds BTU 1.2851x10-3 inches kilometers 2.54x10-5
foot-pounds ergs 1.356x107 inches meters 0.0254
foot-pounds calories 0.3239 inches millimeters 25.4
foot-pounds horsepower-hours 5.050x10-7 inches mils 103
foot-pounds joules 1.3558 inches2 centimeters2 6.452
foot-pounds kilowatt-hours 3.766x10-7 inches2 feet2 0.006944
foot-pounds watt-hours 3.766x10-4 inches2 kilometers2 6.452x10-10
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inches2 meters2 6.452x10-4 kilometers meters 1,000.
inches2 millimeters2 645.16 kilometers millimeters 106
inches2/second centistokes 645.16 kilometers2 centimeters2 1010
inches3 centimeters3 16.387 kilometers2 feet2 10.763x106
inches3 feet3 5.787x10-4 kilometers2 inches2 1.550x109
inches3 meters3 1.639x10-5 kilometers2 meters2 106
inches3 gallons 4.329x10-3 kilometer/hour feet/minute 54.68
inches3 liters 0.01639 kilometer/hour feet/second 0.9113
inches3 quarts (U.S. liquid) 0.01732 kilometer/hour meters/minute 16.667
inches of Hg (0°C) atmospheres 0.03342 kilometer/hour meters/second 0.27778
inches of Hg (0°C) feet of H2O (4°C) 1.133 kilometer/minute meters/second 16.667
inches of Hg (0°C) inches of H2O (4°C) 13.596 kilowatts BTU/hour 3,412.
inches of Hg (0°C) kilograms/centimeter2 0.03453 kilowatts BTU/minute 56.87
inches of Hg (0°C) kilograms/meter2 345.3 kilowatts calories/second 238.9
inches of Hg (0°C) pounds/foot2 70.73 kilowatts erg/second 1010
inches of Hg (0°C) pounds/inch2 0.4912 kilowatts foot-pounds/minute 4.425x104
inches of H2O (4°C) atmospheres 0.002458 kilowatts foot-pounds/second 737.5
inches of H2O (4°C) inch of Hg (0°C) 0.07355 kilowatts horsepower 1.341
inches of H2O (4°C) kilograms/centimeter2 0.00254 kilowatts watts 103
inches of H2O (4°C) pounds/foot2 5.204 kilowatt-hours BTU 3,412.
inches of H2O (4°C) pounds/inch2 0.03613 kilowatt-hours ergs 3.6x1013
kilowatt-hours foot-pounds 2.655x106
joules BTU 9.478x10-4 kilowatt-hours calories 8.599x105
joules ergs 107 kilowatt-hours horsepower-hours 1.341
joules foot-pounds 0.7376 kilowatt-hours joule 3.6x106
joules horsepower-hours 3.725x10-7
joules kilowatt-hour 2.778x10-7 liters centimeters3 103
liters feet3 0.03532
kilograms dynes 9.807x105 liters inches3 61.02
kilograms grams 103 liters meters3 10-3
kilograms newtons 9.807 liters gallons (U.S. liquid) 0.2642
kilograms pounds 2.2046 liters milliliters 103
kilograms/meter3 pounds/foot3 0.06242 liters/minute feet3/second 5.886x10-4
kilograms/meter3 pounds/inch3 3.613x10-5 liters/second gallons/minute 15.852
kilogram-meters horsepower-hours 3.653x10-6
kilogram-meter/sec2 newton 1. megohms ohms 106
kilograms/cm2 atmospheres 0.9678 meters centimeters 102
kilograms/cm2 feet of H2O (4°C) 32.81 meters feet 3.281
kilograms/cm2 inches of Hg (0°C) 28.96 meters inches 39.37
kilograms/cm2 inch of H2O (4°C) 393.71 meters kilometers 10-3
kilograms/cm2 pounds/foot2 2,048.2 meters microns 106
kilograms/cm2 pounds/inch2 14.22 meters millimeters 1,000.
kilograms/meter2 atmospheres 9.678x10-5 meters2 centimeters2 104
kilograms/meter2 centimeters of Hg (0°C) 0.007356 meters2 feet2 10.76
kilograms/meter2 feet of H2O (4°C) 0.003281 meters2 inches2 1,550.
kilograms/meter2 inches of Hg (0°C) 0.002896 meters2 kilometers2 10-6
kilograms/meter2 pounds/foot2 0.2048 meters2 millimeters2 106
kilograms/meter2 pounds/inch2 0.001422 meters3 centimeters3 106
kilograms/meter2 kilograms/mm2 10-6 meters3 feet3 35.31
kilograms/mm2 kilograms/meter2 106 meters3 inches3 61,023.
kilocalories horsepower/hours 0.001560 meters3 gallons (U.S. liquid) 264.2
kilometers centimeters 105 meters3 liters 103
kilometers feet 3,280.8 meters3 quarts (U.S. liquid) 1,056.7
kilometers inches 39,370. meters/minute centimeter/second 1.667
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meters/minute feet/minute 3.281 pounds/foot3 kilograms/meter3 16.02
meters/minute feet/second 0.05468 pounds/foot3 pounds/inch3 5.787x10-4
meters/minute kilometers/hour 0.06 pounds/inch3 grams/centimeter3 27.68
meters/second feet/minute 196.8 pounds/inch3 kilograms/meter3 2.768x104
meters/second feet/second 3.281 pounds/inch3 pounds/foot3 1,728.
meters/second kilometers/hour 3.6 pounds/foot2 atmospheres 4.724x10-4
meters/second kilometers/minute 0.06 pounds/foot2 centimeters of Hg (0°C) 0.0359
microfarad farads 10-6 pounds/foot2 feet of H2O (4°C) 0.01602
microhms ohms 10-6 pounds/foot2 inches of Hg (0°C) 0.01414
microns meters 10-6 pounds/foot2 inches of H2O (4°C) 0.1922
microreyn centipoise 6.897 pounds/foot2 kilograms/centimeter2 4.882x10-4
microreyn reyn 10-6 pounds/foot2 kilograms/meter2 4.882
milligrams grams 10-3 pounds/foot2 pounds/inch2 0.006944
milliliters centimeters3 1. pounds/inch2 atmospheres 0.06803
milliliters liter 10-3 pounds/inch2 centimeters of Hg (0°) 5.1715
millimeters centimeters 0.1 pounds/inch2 feet of H2O (4°C) 2.307
millimeters feet 0.003281 pounds/inch2 inches of Hg (0°C) 2.036
millimeters inches 0.03937 pounds/inch2 inches of H2O (4°C) 27.678
millimeters kilometers 10-6 pounds/inch2 kilograms/centimeter2 0.07031
millimeters meters 10-3 pounds/inch2 kilograms/meter2 703.1
millimeters mils 39.37 pounds/inch2 pounds/foot2 144.
millimeter2 centimeters2 0.01
millimeter2 feet2 1.076x10-5 quarts (U.S. liquid) centimeters3 946.4
millimeter2 inches2 0.001550 quarts (U.S. liquid) feet3 0.03342
millimeter2 meters2 10-6 quarts (U.S. liquid) inches3 57.75
mils centimeters 0.00254 quarts (U.S. liquid) meters3 9.464x10-4
mils feet 8.333x10-5 quarts (U.S. liquid) gallons 0.25
mils inches 10-3
mils millimeters 0.0254 radians degrees 57.30
radians revolutions 0.15916
newtons dynes 105 radians/second revolutions/minute 9.5493
newtons kilogram-meter/second2 1. radians/second revolutions/second 0.15916
newtons grams 102. revolutions degrees 360.
newtons kilograms 0.102 revolutions radians 6.2831
newtons pounds 0.2248 revolutions/minute degrees/second 6.
revolutions/minute radians/second 0.10472
ohms megohms 10-6 revolutions/minute revolutions/second 0.01667
ohms microhms 106 revolutions/second revolutions/minute 60.
ounces grams 28.35 revolutions/second radians/second 6.2831
ounces pounds 0.0625 reyn poundf-second/inch2 1.
ounces tons (short) 3.125x10-5 reyn microreyn 106

Pascal atmospheres 9.87x10-6 tons (short) ounces 32,000.

poise dyne-second/centimeter2 1. tons (short) pounds 2,000.
poise centipoise 102
pounds dynes 4.448x105 watts BTU/hour 3.413
pounds grams 453.59 watts BTU/minute 0.05692
pounds kilograms 0.4536 watts ergs/second 107
pounds newtons 4.448 watts horsepower 1.341x10-3
pounds ounces 16. watts kilowatts 10-3
pounds tons (short) 0.0005 watt-hours BTU 3.413
poundsf-sec./inch2 centipoise 6.895x106 watt-hours ergs 3.6x1010
poundsf-sec./inch2 reyn 1. watt-hours foot-pounds 2,655.3
pounds/foot3 grams/centimeter3 0.01602 watt-hours horsepower-hours 1.341x10-3