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Page 1: Conversion Factors

Conversion Factors

C-1Copyright © 2007 Water Environment Federation.

Page 2: Conversion Factors

C-2 Operation of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

Copyright © 2007 Water Environment Federation.

Tab

le 1

.C

onve

rsio

n fr

om c

usto

mar

y to

met

ric

unit

s (i

n al

phab

etic

al o

rder

).

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ltip

ly C

ust

omar

y U

nit

Ab

bre

viat

ion

By

To

Ob

tain

Met

ric

Un

it

acre

ac4.

047

�10

3m

2

0.40

4 7

ha (

hect

are)

acre

-foo

tac

-ft

1233

m3

atm

osph

ere

atm

101.

3kP

a (k

ilopa

scal

)ba

rba

r10

0.0

kPa

Bri

tish

ther

mal

uni

tB

tu1.

055

kJ (

kilo

joul

e)B

riti

sh th

erm

al u

nits

per

cub

ic f

oot

Btu

/cu

ft

37.2

6kJ

/m

3

Bri

tish

ther

mal

uni

ts p

er g

allo

nB

tu/

gal

278.

7kJ

/m

3

0.27

8 7

kJ/

LB

riti

sh th

erm

al u

nits

per

hou

rB

tu/

hr0.

2931

W (

wat

t)B

riti

sh th

erm

al u

nits

per

hou

r pe

r sq

uare

foo

tB

tu/

hr/

sq f

t3.

155

J/m

2 �sB

riti

sh th

erm

al u

nits

per

pou

ndB

tu/

lb2.

326

kJ/

kgB

riti

sh th

erm

al u

nits

per

ton

Btu

/to

n1.

163

J/kg

calo

rie

inte

rnat

iona

lca

l4.

187

J (jo

ule)

15°C

4.18

6J

20°C

4.18

2J

calo

ries

per

sec

ond

cal/

sec

4.18

7W

cent

ipoi

secP

1.00

0 �

10�

3Pa

�scu

bic

feet

per

gal

lon

cu f

t/ga

l7.

482

m3 /

m3

7.48

2 �

10�

3m

3 /L

cubi

c fe

et p

er h

our

cfh

or c

u ft

/hr

7.86

7 �

10�

6m

3 /s

7.86

7 �

10�

3L

/s

cubi

c fe

et p

er h

our

per

squa

re f

oot

cfh/

sq f

t8.

467

�10

�5

m3 /

m2 �s

304.

8L

/m

2 �hcu

bic

feet

per

mill

ion

gallo

nscu

ft/

mil.

gal

7.48

2m

L/

m3

cubi

c fe

et p

er m

inut

ecf

m o

r cu

ft/

min

4.71

9 10

�4

m3 /

s0.

471

9L

/s

cubi

c fe

et p

er m

inut

e pe

r fo

otcf

m/

ft1.

549

L/

m �

scu

bic

feet

per

min

ute

per

thou

sand

cub

ic f

eet

cfm

/10

00 c

u ft

1.66

7 �

10�

2L

/m

3 �scu

bic

feet

per

min

ute

per

thou

sand

gal

lons

cfm

/10

00 g

al0.

124

7L

/m

3 �s

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Conversion Factors C-3

Copyright © 2007 Water Environment Federation.

cubi

c fe

et p

er p

ound

cu f

t/lb

6.24

3 �

10�

2m

3 /kg

cubi

c fe

et p

er s

econ

dcf

s2.

832

�10

�2

m3 /

s28

.32

L/

scu

bic

feet

per

sec

ond

per

acr

ecf

s/ac

6.99

7 �

10�

6m

3 /m

2 �s69

.97

L/

ha�s

cubi

c fe

et p

er s

econ

d p

er s

quar

e m

ilecf

s/sq

mile

1.09

3 �

10�

8m

3 /m

2 �s0.

109

3L

/ha

�scu

bic

foot

cu f

t2.

832

�10

�2

m3

28.3

2L

cubi

c in

chcu

in.

16.3

9 �

10�

6m

3

16.3

9m

Lcu

bic

yard

cu y

d0.

764

6m

3

deg

rees

Fah

renh

eit

°F0.

555

6(°F

�32

)°C

(d

egre

es C

elsi

us)

Ran

kine

°R0.

555

6K

(K

elvi

n)fe

et o

f he

adft

0.30

4 8

mfe

et p

er h

our

ft/

hr8.

467

�10

�5

m/

sfe

et p

er m

inut

eft

/m

in o

r fp

m5.

080

mm

/s

feet

per

sec

ond

ft/

sec

or f

ps0.

304

8m

/s

feet

per

sec

ond

squ

ared

ft/

sec2

0.30

4 8

m/

s2

feet

per

yea

rft

/yr

0.30

4 8

m/

a (m

eter

s pe

r an

num

)fo

otft

0.30

4 8

mfo

ot-h

ead

ft-h

ead

2989

Pafo

ot-p

ound

ft-l

b1.

356

N�m

foot

-pou

nds

per

inch

ft-l

b/in

.53

.38

J/m

foot

-pou

nds

per

min

ute

ft-l

b/m

in2.

259

�10

�2

Wfo

ot-p

ound

s pe

r se

cond

ft-l

b/se

c1.

355

Wga

llon

gal

3.78

5 �

10�

3m

3

3.78

5L

gallo

ns p

er d

aygp

d4.

381

�10

�5

L/

s3.

785

�10

�3

m3 /

dga

llons

per

day

per

acr

egp

d/

ac1.

083

�10

�11

m3 /

m2 �s

1.08

3 �

10�

8L

/m

2 �s9.

353

L/

ha�d

gallo

ns p

er d

ay p

er c

apit

agp

d/

cap

3.78

5L

/ca

p�d

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C-4 Operation of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

Copyright © 2007 Water Environment Federation.

Tab

le 1

.C

onve

rsio

n fr

om c

usto

mar

y to

met

ric

unit

s (i

n al

phab

etic

al o

rder

) (c

onti

nued

).

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ltip

ly C

ust

omar

y U

nit

Ab

bre

viat

ion

By

To

Ob

tain

Met

ric

Un

it

gallo

ns p

er d

ay p

er li

near

foo

t gp

d/

ft1.

437

�10

�7

m3 /

m�s

1.43

7 �

10�

4L

/m

�s1.

242

�10

�2

m3 /

m�d

gallo

ns p

er d

ay p

er f

oot o

f m

anho

le d

iam

eter

gp

d/

ft/

ft-h

ead

4.07

4 �

104

(mL

/m

�d)/

mpe

r fo

ot-h

ead

gallo

ns p

er d

ay p

er in

ch o

f d

iam

eter

per

mile

gpd

/in

. dia

/m

ile92

.60

(mL

/m

�d)/

mga

llons

per

day

per

mile

gpd

/m

ile2.

720

�10

�11

m3 /

m�s

2.35

2m

L/

m�d

gallo

ns p

er d

ay p

er s

quar

e fo

otgp

d/

sq f

t4.

715

�10

�7

m3 /

m2 �s

or

m/

s4.

074

�10

�2

m3 /

m2 �d

or

m/

d40

.74

L/

m2 �d

gallo

ns p

er d

ay p

er th

ousa

nd s

quar

e fe

etgp

d/

1000

sq

ft4.

074

�10

�2

L/

m2 �d

gallo

ns p

er h

our

gph

1.05

1 �

10�

6m

3 /s

1.05

1m

L/

sga

llons

per

hou

r pe

r fo

ot o

f d

iam

eter

per

foo

t-he

adgp

h/ft

dia

/ft

-hea

d11

.32

(mL

/m

�s)/

mga

llons

per

hou

r pe

r in

ch d

iam

eter

per

thou

sand

feet

gph/

in. d

ia/1

000

ft48

8.9

(mL

/m�h

)/m

gallo

ns p

er m

illio

n ga

llons

gal/

mil.

gal

1.00

0m

L/

m3

gallo

ns p

er m

inut

egp

m6.

308

�10

�5

m3 /

s6.

308

�10

�2

L/

s5.

451

m3 /

dga

llons

per

min

ute

per

acre

gpm

/ac

0.15

5 8

L/

ha�s

gallo

ns p

er m

inut

e pe

r cu

bic

foot

gpm

/cu

ft

2.22

8L

/m

3 �sga

llons

per

min

ute

per

foot

gpm

/ft

2.07

0 �

10�

4m

3 /m

�s0.

207

0L

/m

�sga

llons

per

min

ute

per

squa

re f

oot

gpm

/sq

ft

6.79

1 �

10�

4m

/m

�s0.

679

1L

/m

2 �s58

.67

m3 /

m2 �d

gallo

ns p

er p

ound

gal/

lb83

44m

L/

kgga

llons

per

ton

gal/

ton

4.17

3m

L/

kggr

ain

gr64

.80

mg

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grai

ns p

er g

allo

ngr

/ga

l17

.12

g/m

3

17.1

2m

g/L

hect

are

ha1.

000

�10

4m

2

hors

epow

erhp

0.74

5 7

kWho

rsep

ower

-hou

rhp

-hr

2.68

5M

Jho

rsep

ower

-hou

rs p

er p

ound

hp-h

r/lb

5.91

9M

J/kg

hors

epow

er-h

ours

per

thou

sand

cub

ic f

eet

hp-h

r/10

00 c

u ft

26.3

4W

/m

3

hors

epow

er-h

ours

per

thou

sand

gal

lons

hp-h

r/10

00 g

al0.

710

3kJ

/L

hors

epow

er-h

ours

per

thou

sand

pou

nds

hp-h

r/10

00 lb

5.91

9kJ

/kg

hors

epow

er p

er g

allo

n pe

r m

inut

ehp

/gp

m11

.82

MJ/

m3

11.8

2kJ

/L

hors

epow

er p

er m

illio

n ga

llons

hp/

mil.

gal

0.19

7W

/m

3

1.97

0 �

10�

4W

/L

hors

epow

er p

er th

ousa

nd g

allo

nshp

/10

00 g

al0.

197

kW/

m3

inch

in.

25.4

0m

min

ches

of

wat

erin

. H2O

0.24

8 8

kPa

inch

es o

f m

ercu

ryin

. Hg

3.37

7kP

ain

ches

per

foo

tin

./ft

8.33

3%

inch

es p

er h

our

in./

hr25

.40

mm

/h

inch

es p

er y

ear

in./

yr25

.40

mm

/a

(mill

imet

ers

per

annu

m)

kilo

wat

t-ho

urkW

h3.

600

MJ

kilo

wat

t-ho

urs

per

day

kWh/

d41

.67

Wki

low

att-

hour

s pe

r ga

llon

kWh/

gal

951.

1M

J/m

3

0.95

1 1

MJ/

Lki

low

att-

hour

s pe

r m

illio

n ga

llons

kWh/

mil.

gal

951.

1J/

m3

0.95

1 1

J/L

kilo

wat

t-ho

urs

per

poun

dkW

h/lb

7.93

6M

J/kg

kilo

wat

t-ho

urs

per

thou

sand

pou

nds

kWh/

1000

lb7.

936

kJ/

kgki

low

att-

hour

s pe

r to

nkW

h/to

n3.

969

kJ/

kgki

pki

p4.

448

kN (

kilo

new

ton)

kip-

feet

kip-

ft1.

356

kN�m

kip-

feet

per

sec

ond

kip-

ft/

sec

1.35

6kN

�m/

ski

ps p

er f

oot

kip/

ft14

.59

kN/

mki

ps p

er s

quar

e fo

otki

p/sq

ft

47.8

8kP

a

Conversion Factors C-5

Copyright © 2007 Water Environment Federation.

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Tab

le 1

.C

onve

rsio

n fr

om c

usto

mar

y to

met

ric

unit

s (i

n al

phab

etic

al o

rder

) (c

onti

nued

).

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ltip

ly C

ust

omar

y U

nit

Ab

bre

viat

ion

By

To

Ob

tain

Met

ric

Un

it

mic

ron

�1.

000

�m

mil

mil

25.4

0�

mm

ilem

ile1.

609

kmm

iles

per

hour

mph

0.44

6 9

m/

s1.

609

km/

hm

illio

n ga

llons

mil.

gal

3.78

5 �

103

m3

3.78

5M

Lm

illio

n ga

llons

per

day

mgd

4.38

3 �

10�

2m

3 /s

43.8

3L

/s

3.78

5 �

103

m3 /

d3.

785

ML

/d

mill

ion

gallo

ns p

er d

ay p

er a

cre

mgd

/ac

1.08

3 �

10�

5m

3 /m

2 �s9.

353

�10

3m

3 /ha

�d9.

353

ML

/ha

�dm

ost p

roba

ble

num

ber

per

hund

red

mill

ilite

rsM

PN/

100

mL

10.0

0M

PN/

Lpa

rts

per

billi

onpp

b1.

00 (

app.

)�

g/L

1.00

0�

g/kg

part

s pe

r m

illio

npp

m1.

00 (

app.

)m

g/L

1.00

0m

g/kg

poun

d (

forc

e)lb

f4.

448

Npo

und

(m

ass)

lb0.

453

6kg

poun

d-f

oot

lb-f

t1.

356

N�m

poun

d-f

eet p

er s

econ

dlb

-ft/

sec

1.35

6N

�m/

spo

und

s pe

r d

ay p

er c

apit

alb

/d

/ca

p0.

453

6kg

/ca

p�d

poun

ds

per

cubi

c fo

otlb

/cu

ft

16.0

2kg

/m

3

poun

ds

per

thou

sand

cub

ic f

eet

lb/

1000

cu

ft16

.02

g/m

3

poun

ds

per

cubi

c ya

rdlb

/cu

yd

0.59

3 3

kg/

m3

poun

ds

per

day

lb/

d5.

250

mg/

s0.

453

6kg

/d

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poun

ds

per

day

per

acr

elb

/d

/ac

0.11

2 1

g/m

2 �dpo

und

s pe

r d

ay p

er a

cre-

foot

lb/

d/

ac-f

t0.

367

7g/

m3 �d

poun

ds

per

day

per

cub

ic f

oot

lb/

d/

cu f

t16

.02

kg/

m3 �d

poun

ds

per

day

per

pou

ndlb

/d

/lb

11.5

7m

g/kg

�spo

und

s pe

r d

ay p

er s

quar

e fo

otlb

/d

/sq

ft

56.5

1m

g/m

2 �s4.

882

kg/

m2 �d

poun

ds

per

day

per

thou

sand

cub

ic f

eet

lb/

d/

1000

cu

ft1.

602

�10

�2

kg/

m3 �d

poun

ds

per

day

per

thou

sand

squ

are

feet

lb/

d/

1000

sq

ft4.

882

g/m

2 �dpo

und

s pe

r fo

otlb

/ft

1.48

8kg

/m

poun

ds

per

foot

per

foo

t of

dia

met

erlb

/ft

/ft

dia

47.8

8(N

/m

)/m

poun

ds

per

gallo

nlb

/ga

l0.

119

8kg

/L

poun

ds

per

hour

lb/

hr1.

260

�10

�4

kg/

s0.

453

6kg

/h

poun

ds

per

hour

per

squ

are

foot

lb/

hr/

sq f

t4.

882

kg/

m2 �h

1.35

6 g/

m2 �s

poun

ds

per

hour

per

cub

ic f

oot

lb/

hr/

cu f

t4.

450

�10

�6

kg/

L�s

16.0

2 kg

/m

3 �hpo

und

s pe

r m

illio

n ga

llons

lb/

mil.

gal

0.11

9 8

g/m

3

0.11

9 8

mg/

Lpo

und

s pe

r po

und

lb/

lb10

00g/

kgpo

und

s pe

r sq

uare

foo

t (m

ass

dos

e)lb

/sq

ft

4.88

3kg

/m

2

poun

ds

per

squa

re f

oot (

forc

e)lb

/sq

ft

47.8

8Pa

poun

ds

per

squa

re in

ch (

forc

e)ps

i68

95Pa

poun

ds

per

thou

sand

cub

ic f

eet

lb/

1000

cu

ft16

.02

g/m

3

poun

ds

per

thou

sand

gal

lons

lb/

1000

gal

0.11

9 8

g/m

3

poun

ds

per

ton

lb/

ton

0.50

0g/

kgpo

und

s pe

r ye

ar p

er a

cre

lb/

yr/

ac1.

121

kg/

ha�a

poun

ds

per

year

per

cub

ic f

oot

lb/

yr/

cu f

t16

.02

kg/

m3 �a

poun

ds

per

year

per

squ

are

foot

lb/

yr/

sq f

t4.

882

kg/

m2 �a

poun

d-s

econ

ds

per

squa

re f

oot

lb-s

ec/

sq f

t47

.88

Pa�s

poun

d-s

quar

e fe

et p

er s

econ

dlb

-sq

ft/

sec

4.88

3kg

�m2 /

sre

volu

tion

s pe

r m

inut

erp

m1.

000

r/m

inre

volu

tion

s pe

r se

cond

rps

1.00

0r/

ssl

ugsl

ug14

.59

kg

Conversion Factors C-7

Copyright © 2007 Water Environment Federation.

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Tab

le 1

.C

onve

rsio

n fr

om c

usto

mar

y to

met

ric

unit

s (i

n al

phab

etic

al o

rder

) (c

onti

nued

).

Mu

ltip

ly C

ust

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gram

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liter

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