Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering, Volume I and II

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TABLE 1
Conversion factors (continued)

To Convert From To Multiply by

Cubic feet (US) Gallons (US) 7.481
Cubic feet (US) Liters 28.316
Dynes per square centimeter Millimeters of mercury 7.5006  10 ^4
Dynes per square centimeter Pounds per square foot 0.0020886
Dynes per square centimeter Pounds per square inch 1.4504  10 ^5
Ergs Btu (mean) 9.4805  10 ^11
Ergs Calories, gram (mean) 2.3889  10 ^8
Ergs Joules 1  10 ^7
Ergs per square centimeter Dynes per centimeter 1
Feet (US) Centimeters 30.48006096
Feet per minute Centimeters per second 0.508001
Feet per minute Meters per second 0.00508001
Feet per minute Miles per hour 0.011364
Foot-candles Lumens incident per square foot 1
Foot-candles Lumens per square meter 10.764
Gallons (US) Barrels (US, liquids) 0.031746
Gallons (US) Liters 3.78533
Gallons (US) Cubic feet 0.13368
Grains Grams 0.064798918
Grains Milligrams 64.798918
Grains Pounds (avoirdupois) 1/7000
Grains per cubic foot Milligrams per cubic meter 2.288  103
Grains per gallon (US) Parts per million 17.118
Grams Grins 15.4324
Gravity Centimeters per square second 980.665
Gravity Feet per square second 32.174
Kilometers Centimeters 1  105
Kilometers Feet 3280.83
Kilometers Miles (US) 0.6213699495
Liters Cubic feet 0.035316
Liters Gallons (US) 0.26417762
Liters Ounces (US, fluid) 33.8143
Liters Quarts (US, liquid) 1.056681869
Lumens per square foot Foot-candles 1
Meters Feet (US) 3.280833333
Meters Inches (US) 39.3700
Micrograms per cubic meter Grains per cubic foot 4.370  10 ^7
Microns Inches 3.937  10 ^5
Microns Centimeters 1  10 ^4
Miles (US, statute) Feet 5280
Miles (US, statute) Yards 1760
Miles per hour Centimeters per second 44.7041
Miles per hour Feet per minute 88
Mile per hour Feet per second 1.4667
Miles per hour Meters per minute 26.82
Millibars Atmospheres 98.692
Millibars Millimeters of mercury 1.329  10 ^5
Millibars Dynes per square centimeter 1.000  109
Milligrams Grains 0.01543236

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