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Chapter 16 -Units and Conversions
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Chapter 16 -Units and Conversions
ME101Dr. Nhut Tan Ho
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Lecture Objectives and Activities Introduce you to systems of units Teach you how to accurately use
units and perform unit conversions
Activities: unit conversion exercises
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16.1 History of Units A common denomination of units is
essential for the development of trade and economics around the world
Majority of nations (include US) in the world today operate on the International System (SI) of Units because of its simplicity
In the US, some sectors still use US Customary System (USCS)
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Base Units in the SI System
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Derived Units in the SI System
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Base Units in the USCS
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Derived Units in USCS
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Prefixes for SI UnitsExamples: 1 kW = 1000 W
= 103 W
1 kpsi = 1000 psi
2 GHz = 109 Hz =1,000,000,000
Hz
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Conversion factors (1) Example
Conversion factors:
12642.01
14.251
galLmmin
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Conversion factors (2) Example Conversion
factors:
Conversion factors are also called unity factors
17457.01
145359.01
kWhpkg
lbm
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Unit Conversion Accurately using units and
converting them is an essential engineering skill
Accidents related to unit errors Total loss of $125-million NASA Mars
Climate Orbiter spacecraft due to errors in impulse (I = Force * time) coding
The spring constant (k = F/x) error that bankrupted a company
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Unit Conversion Method To convert from one unit to
another1. Identify unity/conversion factors2. Write down starting information,
and multiply by unity/conversion factors until the desired units are obtained
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Unit Conversion Example 1 Convert 10 ft to inches
1. Unity/conversion factor:
2.
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12
ftinches
inchesft
inchesft 1201
1210
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Unit Conversion Example 2 Convert 25 cents/minute to $/hour
1. Unity factors: ,
2. hourhourminutes
centsminutecents $15
160
100$1
125
hourhourminutes
centsminutecents $15
160
100$1
125
hourhour
minutescentsminute
cents $151
60100
$1125
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Unit Conversion Example 3 Convert 25 lb/in2 to kilogram/cm2
“lb” in this case is lbm: Must be very careful in clarifying the unit(s)
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76.154.21
54.21
145359.
125
cmkg
cmin
cmin
lbkg
inlb
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Unit Conversion Example 4 Convert 5 M ft-lb/s to KW
kWW
kWslbft
Wslbft 678.
10001
/737610000005
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Pair and Share Exercises1. Convert 2.5$/gal to cent/mL 2. Convert 5 m/s to ft/min3. Convert 5 J to ft-lb4. Convert 100 kW to ft-lb/s5. Convert 200 horse powers to (N-m)/s6. Convert 5 Btu to kg-m2 / s2
7. Convert 1 kpsi to g/(m-s2)8. Convert 10 gal/min to L/s
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Lecture recap and assignment Engineers work with SI and USCS
units Accurately using and converting
units is an essential engineering skill
Assignments: 16.1,16.7,16.11,16.12,16.21,16.22