Environmental Engineering FOURTH EDITION

Conversion Factors 449

Multiply BY To obtain

liters

liters

literds

literds

meters

meters

dS

dS

m2

m2

m3

m3

m3

m’lday

m3/h

m3/h

m3/s

m3/s

m3/s

miles

miles2

mPh

milligramdliter

million gallons

mgd

mgd

mgd

newton

newtonIm2

newtonIm2

newton meters

newton sec/m2

pounds (force)
pounds (force)/in.:!
pounds (mass)
pounds (mass)
pounds (mass)/ftz/yr

0.0353

0.264

15.8

0.0288

3.28

1.094

3.28

196.8

10.74

1.196

35.3

264

1.31

264

4.4

35.31

15,850

22.8

1.61

2.59

0.447

0.001

3785

43.8

157

0.0438

6.38 x 10-~

0.225

2.94 x 10-~

1.4 x

1

10

4.45

6895

454

0.454

4.89

lb (force)

inches of mercury

IbIin.2

joule

poise

newton

N/m2

g

kg

kg/m2/year

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