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Unit-of-Measure Equivalents
 
Unit Equivalent
Kilowatt (kW) 1,000 (One Thousand) Watts
Megawatt (MW) 1,000,000 (One Million) Watts
Gigawatt (GW) 1,000,000,000 (One Billion) Watts
Terawatt (TW) 1,000,000,000,000 (One Trillion) Watts
Gigawatt 1,000,000 (One Million) Kilowatts
Thousand Gigawatts 1,000,000,000 (One Billion) Kilowatts
Kilowatthours (kWh) 1,000 (One Thousand) Watthours
Megawatthours (MWh) 1,000,000 (One Million) Watthours
Gigawatthours (GWh) 1,000,000,000 One Billion) Watthours
Terawatthours (TWh) 1,000,000,000,000 (One Trillion) Watthours
Gigawatthours 1,000,000 (One Million) Kilowatthours
Thousand Gigawatthours 1,000,000,000 (One Billion) Kilowatthours
U.S. Dollar 1,000 (One Thousand) Mills
U.S. Cent 10 (Ten) Mills
Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, Electric Power Division.

 

Engineering Units Conversion Factors

Multiply

By

To Obtain

  
Pressure

Atmospheres

atm

1.0332

Kilogram per cm2

atm

14.70

Pounds per square inch

atm

404.17

Inches of Water

Inches
of Mercury

inHg

0.0142

Pounds per square inch

inHg

0.4912

Feet of Water

Inches
of Water

inWC

1.133

Pounds per square inch

inWC

0.0735

Inches of Mercury

inWC

0.5781

Ounces per square inch

Kilo Pascals

kPa

0.01

bar

KG per cm2

kg/cm2

14.22

Pounds per square inch

Pounds per square inch

psi

0.06804

Atmospheres

psi

0.07031

Kilogram per cm2

psi

0.145

kPa

psi

0.06897

bar

psi

2.036

Inches of Mercury

psi

27.67

Inches of Water


Length

Centimeters

cm

0.3937

Inches

Feet

ft

0.3048

Meters

Feet

ft

30.48

Centimeters

Feet

ft

304.8

Millimeters

Inches

in

2.54

Centimeters

Inches

in

25.4

Millimeters

Kilometers

km

0.6214

Miles

Meters

m

1.094

Yards

Meters

m

3.281

Feet

Meters

m

39.37

Inches

Miles, nautical

mls

1853.0

Meters

Miles, statute

mls

1609.0

Meters

Miles, statute

mls

5280

Feet

Miles, statute

mls

63360

Inches

 

Multiply

By

To Obtain


Length (continued)

Yards

yrd

0.9144

Meters

Yards

yrd

91.44

Centimeters

  
Volume

Cubic centimeter

cm3

0.061023

Cubic inches

Cubic feet

cuft

7.48

Gallons (US)

Cubic feet

cuft

28.316

Liters

Cubic feet

cuft

1728

Cubic inches

Cubic feet

cuft

0.037037

Cubic yards

Cubic feet

cuft

0.028316

Cubic meters

Gallons (UK)

gal

1.20095

Gallons (US)

Gallons (US)

gal

0.13368

Cubic feet

Gallons (US)

gal

0.83267

Gallons (Imperial)

Gallons (US)

gal

3.785

Liters

Gallons (US)

gal

231

Cubic inches

Liters

l

0.03531

Cubic feet

Liters

l

0.2642

Gallons (US)

Liters

l

1.057

Quarts (US)

Liters

l

2.113

Pints (US)

Pints (US)

pnt

0.4732

Liters


Miscellaneous

BTU

BTU

252.0

Calories

Calories

kcal

3.968

BTU

Kilogram

kg

2.205

Pounds

Kilowatt Hour

kWh

3412

BTU

Ounces

oz

28.35

Grams

Pounds

lb

0.4536

Kilograms

Pounds

lb

453.5924

Grams (metric)

Pounds

lb

21600

Propane BTU

Conversion Factors

To change To Multiply
by
acres hectares .4047
acres square feet 43,560
acres square miles .001562
atmospheres cms. of mercury 76
Btu/hour horsepower.0003930
Btu kilowatt-hour .0002931
Btu/hour watts .2931
bushels cubic inches 2150.4
bushels (U.S.) hectoliters .3524
centimeters inches .3937
centimeters feet .03281
cubic feet cubic meters .0283
cubic meters cubic feet 35.3145
cubic meters cubic yards 1.3079
cubic yards cubic meters .7646
degrees radians .01745
dynes grams .00102
fathoms feet 6.0
feet meters .3048
feet miles (nautical) .0001645
feet miles (statute) .0001894
feet/second miles/hour .6818
furlongs feet 660.0
furlongs miles .125
gallons (U.S.) liters 3.7853
grains grams .0648
grams grains 15.4324
grams ounces (avdp) .0353
grams pounds .002205
hectares acres 2.4710
hectoliters bushels (U.S.) 2.8378
horsepower watts 745.7
horsepowerBtu/hour2,547
hours days .04167
inches millimeters 25.4000
inches centimeters 2.5400
kilograms pounds (avdp or troy) 2.2046
kilometers miles .6214
kilowatt-hourBtu3412
knots nautical miles/hour 1.0
knots statute miles/hour 1.151
liters gallons (U.S.) .2642
liters pecks .1135
liters pints (dry) 1.8162
liters pints (liquid) 2.1134
liters quarts (dry) .9081
liters quarts (liquid) 1.0567
meters feet 3.2808
meters miles .0006214
meters yards 1.0936
metric tons tons (long) .9842
metric tons tons (short) 1.1023
miles kilometers 1.6093
miles feet 5280
miles (nautical) miles (statute) 1.1516
miles (statute) miles (nautical) .8684
miles/hour feet/minute 88
millimeters inches .0394
ounces (avdp) grams 28.3495
ounces pounds .0625
ounces (troy) ounces (avdp) 1.09714
pecks liters 8.8096
pints (dry) liters .5506
pints (liquid) liters .4732
pounds (ap or troy) kilograms .3732
pounds (avdp) kilograms .4536
pounds ounces 16
quarts (dry) liters 1.1012
quarts (liquid) liters .9463
radians degrees 57.30
rods meters 5.029
rods feet 16.5
square feet square meters .0929
square kilometers square miles .3861
square meters square feet 10.7639
square meters square yards 1.1960
square miles square kilometers 2.5900
square yards square meters .8361
tons (long) metric tons 1.016
tons (short) metric tons .9072
tons (long) pounds 2240
tons (short) pounds 2000
watts Btu/hour 3.4121
watts horsepower .001341
yards meters .9144
yards miles .0005682