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HVAC Unit Conversion

This document provides conversion factors for various HVAC units including length, area, volume, weight, density, refrigeration, piping, ductwork, electrical, fouling factor, heat transfer, moisture load, and permeance factor. Some examples of conversions included are 1 m = 3.281 ft, 1 kW = 3,412 Btuh, 1 sq.m-K/kW = 0.005677 sq.ft-F/Btuh, and 1 g/kg = 7 gr/lb.

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HVAC Unit Conversion

This document provides conversion factors for various HVAC units including length, area, volume, weight, density, refrigeration, piping, ductwork, electrical, fouling factor, heat transfer, moisture load, and permeance factor. Some examples of conversions included are 1 m = 3.281 ft, 1 kW = 3,412 Btuh, 1 sq.m-K/kW = 0.005677 sq.ft-F/Btuh, and 1 g/kg = 7 gr/lb.

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DATE: 2014-08-11
LENGTH, AREA, VOLUME, WEIGHT, DENSITY
1 m = 3.281 ft
1 sq.m = 10.76 sq. ft
1 cu.m = 35.32 cu. ft
= 1,000 liter (l)
= 264.2 US gal
1 liter (water) = 1 kg (water)
1 kg = 2.205 lb
1 kg/cu.m = .06243 lb/cu. ft
REFRIGERATION
1 kW = 3,412 Btuh
1 kcal/h = 3.968 Btuh
1 ton (U.S.) = 3.517 kW
= 3,024 kcal/h
1 kcal/kg = 1.799 Btu/lb
PIPING
1 m/s = 3.28 fps
1 L/m = .2641 US gpm
1 L/s = 15.85 US gpm
1 CMH = 4.403 US gpm
1 CMM = 264.17 US gpm
1 CMS = 15,850.2 US gpm
1 kPa = .3346 ft. water
= .1452 psig
1 bar = 14.52 psig
1 kg/sq.cm = 14.223 psig
DUCTWORK
1 m/s = 196.9 fpm
1 CMH = .5887 CFM
1 CMM = 35.32 CFM
1 CMS = 2,119 CFM
1 L/s = 2.119 CFM
1 mm WG = .03937 in.WG
1 Pa (N/m
2
) = .004015 in.WG
= .102 mm WG
Pa/250 1 in.WG
1 kPa = 4.015 in.WG
1 mm WG/m = 1.2 in.WG/100 ft
1 in.WG = 5.192 lb
f
/ft
2

1 kg/m
2
= 9.81 Pa
1 Amosphere = 14.7 psi
= 101.3 kPa
Density of Standard Air: 0.075 lb/ft
3
(1.2 kg/m
3
)
@70 FDB, 14.7 psia
ELECTRICAL
1 kW = 1.341 Bhp
FOULING FACTOR
1 sq.m-K/kW = .005677 sq.ft-F/Btuh
1 sq.m-C/kcal/h = 5 sq.ft-F/Btuh
HEAT TRANSFER
1 W/sq.m-C = .1762 Btuh/sq.ft-F
1 W/sq.m = .3171 Btuh/sq.ft
MOISTURE LOAD
1 g/kg = 7 gr/lb
1 g = 15.435 gr
PERMEANCE FACTOR
1 gr/h/sq.ft/in.Hg = .02745 g/h/sq.m/mm Hg

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