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Chapter 9—Wind Power Plants 9–36<br />

APPENDIX A: CONVERSION FACTORS<br />

To convert from to multiply by<br />

acre ft 2 43,560<br />

atmosphere pascal 1.01325 × 10 5<br />

barrel (oil, 42 gal) m 3 0.15899<br />

Btu (mean) joule(J) 1056<br />

Btu/h watt(W) 0.293<br />

calorie (mean) joule(J) 4.190<br />

cm Hg (0 o C) pascal 1.333 × 10 3<br />

degree Celsius kelvin(K) T K = To C + 273.15<br />

degree Fahrenheit degree Celsius To C =(To F − 32)/1.8<br />

degree Fahrenheit kelvin(K) T K =(To F + 459.67)/1.8<br />

foot meter 0.3048<br />

ft 3 gallon (US liquid) 7.4805<br />

gallon (US liquid) m 3 0.003785<br />

hp watt(W) 745.7<br />

in. Hg (32 o F) pascal 3.386 × 10 3<br />

in. of H 2 O(39 o F) pascal 2.491 × 10 2<br />

kelvin degree Celsius To C = T K − 273.15<br />

knot mi/h 1.151<br />

knot km/h 1.852<br />

knot m/s 0.5144<br />

kWh Btu 3410<br />

kWh joule(J) 3.6 × 10 6<br />

liter m 3 0.001<br />

m/s mi/h 2.237<br />

m/s knot 1.944<br />

m 3 gallon (US liquid) 264.17<br />

m 3 /s cfs 35.315<br />

m 3 /s gal/min 15,850<br />

mile (statute) meter 1609<br />

mile (statute) feet 5280<br />

mile (nautical) meter 1852<br />

mi/h feet/s 1.467<br />

mi/h km/h 1.609<br />

mi/h knot 0.8690<br />

mi/h m/s 0.447<br />

N·m pound-feet 0.7376<br />

N·m pound-inch 8.8507<br />

psi pascal 6.895 × 10 3<br />

Wind Energy Systems by Dr. Gary L. Johnson November 21, 2001

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