METRIC CONVERSION CHART

DIMENSIONS (Feet and Inches) WATER FLOW/VOLUME

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in ............................ mm .............. 25.4 U.S. ounce .............. Liters ................... .02958

in ............................ cm ................. 2.54 U.S. gal ................... Liters ................. 3.785
mm ......................... in ................... 0.03937 Liters ...................... U.S. gal ............. 0.2642
cm .......................... in ................... 0.3937 GPM ....................... L/s ..................... 0.0631
f t ............................ cm ............... 30.48 L/s .......................... GPM ................ 15.850
f t ............................ m ................... 0.3048
cm .......................... f t ................... 0.0328 STANDARD CONVERSIONS
m ............................ f t ................... 3.2808
one U.S. gal. ........... = ............... 3.785 Liters
STANDARD CONVERSIONS one Liter ................. = ............... 0.2642 U.S. Gal.
one GPM/ft. ............ = ............... 0.063 L/s/ft.
One meter = 10 dm one in. = 25.40 mm or .............. 0.207 L/s/m
One meter = 100 cm one ft. = 304.80 mm one U.S. gal. ........... = ............... 0.833 Imperial Gal.
One meter = 1000 mm one Imperial Gal. .... = ............... 4.546 Liters

AIR VELOCITY WATER PRESSURE

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FPM ........................ m/s .................... 0.00508 psi .......................... kg/m2 ............ 703.1
m/s ......................... FPM .............. 196.85
psi .......................... kg/cm2 .............. 0.0703
AIR VOLUME kg/m2 ..................... psi ..................... 0.0014
TO CONVERT TO MULTIPLY BY kg/cm2 ................... psi ................... 14.223

CFM ........................ m 3 /sec ............. 0.000472 STANDARD CONVERSIONS

CFM ........................ m 3 /min ............. 0.02832 40 psi = 2.8 kg/cm2 80 psi = 5.6 kg/cm2
CFM ........................ m 3 /hr ................ 1.70 = 275.8 Kpa = 551.6 Kpa
= 2.758 BAR = 5.516 BAR
CFM ........................ Ltrs/sec ........... 0.472
m 3 /sec .................. CFM ........... 2118.88
TEMPERATURE
m 3 /min .................. CFM ................ 35.31 TO CONVERT TO USE FORMULA
° C .......................... ° F ............ °F = (°C • 1.8) + 32
m 3 /hr ..................... CFM .................. 0.5886
° F .......................... ° C ........... °C = (°F - 32)
STATIC PRESSURE 1.8
TO CONVERT TO MULTIPLY BY STANDARD CONVERSIONS
140°F. to 180°F. = 60°C. to 82°C.
in. W.G ................... N/m2 ............. 248.84
N/m2 ...................... in. W.G. ............ 0.004 WEIGHT
STANDARD CONVERSIONS TO CONVERT TO MULTIPLY BY

1.00" W.G. = 248.84 N/m 2 lbs. ......................... N ....................... 4.448

or 248.84 Pascals (Pa) lbs. ......................... kg ...................... 0.4536
N ............................. lbs ..................... 0.2248
or 2.49 Millibars kg ........................... lbs ..................... 2.2046
1.33" W.G. = 331 N/m 2 or 331 Pa PIPE SIZE
1.50" W.G. = 373 N/m 2 or 373 Pa
U.S. STANDARD STANDARD METRIC
1.65" W.G. = 411 N/m 2 or 411 Pa PIPE SIZES EQUIVALENT PIPE SIZE
1.70" W.G. = 423 N/m 2 or 423 Pa
1/2" ................ = ...................... 15 mm
3/4" ................ = ...................... 20 mm
1" ........................ = ...................... 25 mm
1-1/4" .................. = ...................... 32 mm
1-1/2" .................. = ...................... 40 mm
2" ........................ = ...................... 50 mm

LEGEND
in. = inches Pa. = Pascals FPM = feet per minute
ft. = feet U.S. gal. = U.S. gallon m/s = meters per second
mm = milimeters GPM = gallons per minute in. W.G. = inches water gauge
cm = centimeters L/s = liters per second N = Newtons
dm = decimeters Kpa = 1000 Pascals N/m2 = Newtons per square meter
CFM = cubic feet per minute psi = pounds per square inch ° C. = degrees Celsius
m 3 /s = cubic meters per second kg/m 2 = kilograms per square meter BAR = one atmospheric pressure meter
L = Liters ° F. = degrees Fahrenheit (1000 millibars = 14.7 psi)

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