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LENGTH

in

inches

25.4

millimetres

mm

mm

millimetres

0.03937

inches

in

ft

feet

0.3048

metres

m

m

metres

3.281

feet

ft

mi

miles

1.609

kilometres

km

km

kilometres

0.6214

miles

mi

AREA

in²

Square inches

645.2

Square millimetres

mm²

mm²

Square millimetres

0.00155

Square inches

in²

ft²

Square feet

0.0929

Square metres

Square metres

10.764

Square feet

ft²

yd²

Square yard

0.8631

Square metres

Square metres

1.196

Square yard

yd²

ac

acres

0.4047

hectares

ha

ha

hectares

2.471

acres

ac

mi²

Square miles

2.59

Square kilometres

km²

km²

Square kilometres

0.3861

Square miles

mi²

VOLUME

fl oz

Fluid ounces

29.57

millilitres

mL

mL

millilitres

0.0338

Fluid ounces

fl oz

Gal (imp)

Imperial gallons

4.542

litres

L

l

litres

0.22

Imperial gallons

gal (imp)

gal (imp)

Imperial gallons

1.2

US gallons

gal (US)

gal (US)

US gallons

0.833

Imperial gallons

gal (imp)

ft³

Cubic feet

0.02832

Cubic metres

Cubic metres

35.314

Cubic feet

ft³

yd³

Cubic yards

0.7646

Cubic metres

Cubic metres

1.3079

Cubic yards

yd³

MASS

oz

ounces

28.35

grams

gm

gm

grams

0.03527

ounces

oz

lb

pounds

0.4536

kilograms

kg

kg

kilograms

2.204

pounds

lb

kg

kilograms

0.001

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

tonnes

1000

kilograms

kg

PRESSURE

psi

Pound per square inch

6.895

kilopascals

kPa

kPa

kilopascals

0.145

Pounds per square inch

psi

psi

Pounds per square inch

0.704

Metres of water

m

m

Metres of water

1.42

Pounds per square inch

psi

kPa

kilopascals

0.102

Metres of water

m

m

Metres of water

9.797

kilopascals

kPa

FLOW

gal/(imp)/min

Imperial gallons per minute

0.076

Litres per second

L/s

L/s

Litres per second

13.2

Imperial gallons per minute

gal/(imp)/min

gal/hr

Gallons per hour

0.00126

Litres per second

L/s

L/s

Litres per second

792

Gallons per hour

gal/hr

Gal/day

Gallons per day

0.0000526

Litres per secondLitres per second

L/s

L/s

Litres per second

19008.4

Gallons per hour

gal/day

L/s

Litres per second

0.001

Cubic metres per second

M³/s

M³/s

Cubic metres per second

1000

Litres per second

L/s

L/s

Litres per second

0.0864

Mega litres per day

ML/day

SALINITY

EC

Electrical conductivity

0.64

Milligrams per litre (parts per million)

mg/l (ppm)

mg/l (ppm)

Milligrams per litre (parts per million)

1.67

Electrical conductivity

EC

grain/gal

Grains per gallon

14.25

Milligrams per litre (parts per million)

mg/l (ppm)

mg/l (ppm)

Milligrams per litre (parts per million)

0.07016

Grains per gallon

grain/gal

TEMPERATURE

ºF

Fahrenheit

(F-32)/1.8

Celsius

ºC

ºC

Celsius

1.8xC+32

Fahrenheit

ºF

POWER

HP

horsepower

745.7

watts

W

W

watts

0.00134

horsepower

HP

HEAT & ENERGY

kW/hour

Kilowatt hour

3.6

mega joule

MJ

MJ

mega joule

0.2777

Kilowatt hour

kW/hour

kW/hour

Kilowatt hour

3412

British thermal unit per hour

BTU/hour

BTU/hour

British thermal unit per hour

0.000293

Kilowatt hour

kW/hour