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PROBLEMS: UNIT AND DIMENSIONS

WEEK 3
ANS
 1. Convert the following quantities to the ones designated :
a. 42 ft2/hr to cm2/s :
b. 25 psig to psia.
c. 100 Btu to hp-hr.

2. Convert the ideal gas constant :

𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐵𝑡𝑢
R = 1.987 to
(gmol)(K) (lb mol)(°R)

3. If s distance and t is time, When s = ½ Ct2 , therefore

the dimension of C is…

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 An empirical equation for calculating the inside heat transfer coefficient, hi ,
for the turbulent flow of liquids in a pipe is given by:

0.023 G0.8 K0.67 Cp0.33

hi =
D0.2 m0.47
where hi = heat transfer coefficient, Btu/(hr)(ft)2(°F)
G = mass velocity of the liquid, lbm/(hr)(ft)2
K = thermal conductivity of the liquid, Btu/(hr)(ft)(°F)
Cp = heat capacity of the liquid, Btu/(lbm)(°F)
m = Viscosity of the liquid, lbm/(ft)(hr)
D = inside diameter of the pipe, (ft)

a. Verify if the equation is dimensionally consistent.

b. What will be the value of the constant, given as 0.023, if all the variables in
the equation are inserted in SI units and hi is in SI units.

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