UNITS

&
DIMENSIONS
TutoriaI 2
UNITS CONVERSIONS
Quantity Equivalent Values
Mass 1 kg =1000 g = 0.001 metric ton =2.20462 Ib
m
= 35.27392oz
1 Ib
m
= 16 oz = 510
-4
ton= 453.593 g = 0.453593 kg
Length 1 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm = 10
6
microns (m) = 10
10
angstroms ()
= 39.37 in = 3.2808 ft = 1.0936 yd = 0.0006214 mile
1 ft = 12 in = 1/3 yd = 0.3048 m = 30.48 cm
Volume 1 m
3
= 1000 L = 10
6
cm
3
= 10
6
mL
= 35.3145 ft
3
= 220.83 imperial gallons = 264.17 gal = 1056.68 qt
1 ft
3
= 1728 in
3
= 7.4805 gal = 0.028317 m
3
= 28.317 L = 28,317 cm
3
Force 1 N = 1 kg.m/s
2
= 10
5
dynes = 10
5
g.cm/s
2
= 0.22481 Ib
f
1 Ib
f
= 32.174 Ib
m
.ft/s
2
= 4.4482 N = 4.4482 10
5
dynes
Pressure 1 atm = 1.0132510
5
N/m
2
(Pa) = 101.325 kPa = 1.0325 bar
= 1.01325 10
6
dynes/cm
2
= 760 mmHg at 0
o
C (torr) = 10.333 m H
2
O at 4
o
C
= 14.696 Ib
f
/in
2
(psi) = 33.9 ft H
2
O at 4
o
C = 29.921 in Hg at 0
o
C
Energy 1 J = 1 N.m = 10
7
ergs = 10
7
dyne.cm = 2.778 10
-7
kW.h = 0.23901 cal
0.7376 ft.Ib
f
= 9.486 10
-4
Btu
Power 1 W = 1 J/s = 0.23901 cal/s = 0.7376 ft.lb
f
/s = 9.486 10
-4
Btu/s = 1.34110
-3
hp
UNITS CONVERSIONS
THE GAS CONTANT
8.314 m
3
.Pa (mol.K)
0.08314 L.bar/(mol.K)
0.08206 L.atm/(mol.K)
62.36 L.mm Hg/(mol.K)
0.7302 ft
3
.atm/(lb-mole.
o
R)
10.73 ft
3
.psia/(lb-mole.
o
R)
8.314 J/(mol.K)
1.987 cal/(mol.K)
1.987 Btu/(lb-mole.
o
R)
T(K) = T(
o
C) + 273.15
T(
o
R) = T(
o
F) + 459.67
T(
o
R) = 1.8T(K)
T(
o
F) = 1.8T(
o
C) + 32
QUESTION 1
1. Convert the following quantities to the ones designated:
a. 760 miles/h to m/s.
b. 921 kg/m
3
to b
m
/ft
3
c. 5.37 x 10
3
kJ/min to hp.
d. 25 psig to psia.
QUESTION 2
2. Calculate
a) the weight in Ibf of a 25.0-lbm object
b) the mass in kg of an object that weighs 25 newtons
c) the weight in dynes of a 10-tonobject (not metric tons)
QUESTION 3
3. Using a single dimensional equation, estimate the number of golf balls it
would take to fill your classroom. Given the classroom of having a size of
25ft (L) x 20ft(W) x 12ft(H). The ball is having a diameter of 42.3 mm.
25ft 20 ft 12 ft 28,317cm
3
1 ft
3
= 1.7x10
8
/39.6
=4.29x10
6
balls
3
QUESTION 4
4. A professor once claimed that if all the reports she had graded in her career were
stacked on top of one another, they would reach from earth to the moon. Assume that
an average report is the thickness of about 10 sheets of printer paper and use single
dimensional equation to estimate the number of reports the professor would have had
to grade for her claim to be valid. Given the thickness of 10 sheets printer paper=1.2
mm and the distance from earth to the moon=238,857 miles.
238857 miles 1 m
6.214x10
-4
mile
10
3
mm
1 m
= 3.2x10
11
reports
1
1.2 mm
QUESTION 5
5. Awaste treatment pond is 50 m long and 15 m wide, and has an average depth of 2
m. The density of the waste is 85.3 lb
m
/ft
3
. Calculate the weight of the pond contents
in lb
f
, using a single dimensional equation for your calculation.
50 m 15 m 2 m 85.3lb
m
ft
3
Mass = 2.0x10
6
kg
Weight = 2.0x10
6
x9.8
=20x10
6
N
Density = mass/volume
1 kg
2.2lb
m
1 ft
3
0.0283 m
3
QUESTION 6
6. Five hundred lb
m
of nitrogen is to be charged into a small metal cylinder at 25
o
C, at a
pressure such that the gas density is 11.5 kg/m
3
. Without using a calculator, estimate
the required cylinder volume. Show your work
500 lb
m
1 kg
2.2 lb
m
m
3
11.5 kg
= 19.76 m
3
Volume = mass/density
QUESTION 7
Type of car Price Rated unleaded petrol
mileage
American-made RM14 500 28 miles/gallon
Malaysian-made RM 21,700 19 km/L
=44 miles/gallon
RM7200
19 km
L
0.612 miles
1 km
28.317L
7.48 gal
= 44.0 miles/gal