Appendix A: Measurement units
- nicholas pearson
Analytics
Unit | Type | Description |
mm | length | millimeter |
cm | length | centimeter |
m | length | meter |
ft | length | foot |
in | length | inch |
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mm2 | area | square millimeter |
cm2 | area | square centimeter |
m2 | area | square meter |
in2 | area | square inch |
ft2 | area | square foot |
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ml | volume | milliliter |
cm3 | volume | cubic centimeter |
in3 | volume | cubic inches |
fl-oz | volume | fluid ounce |
l | volume | liter |
kl | volume | kiloliter |
m3 | volume | cubic meter |
gal | volume | US gallon |
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g | mass | gram |
oz | mass | ounce |
lb | mass | pound |
t | mass | ton |
mt | mass | tonne |
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cm3/s | flow | cubic centimeters per second |
cm3/m | flow | cubic centimeters per minute |
cm3/h | flow | cubic centimeters per hour |
ml/s | flow | milliliters per second |
ml/min | flow | milliliters per minute |
ml/hour | flow | milliliters per hour |
l/s | flow | liters per second |
l/min | flow | liters per minute |
l/h | flow | liters per hour |
m3/s | flow | cubic meters per second |
m3/min | flow | cubic meters per minute |
m3/h | flow | cubic meters per hour |
in3/s | flow | cubic inches per second |
in3/min | flow | cubic inches per minute |
in3/h | flow | cubic inches per hour |
fl-oz/s | flow | ounces per second |
fl-oz/min | flow | ounces per minute |
fl-oz/h | flow | ounces per hour |
gal/s | flow | gallons per second |
gal/min | flow | gallons per minute |
gal/h | flow | gallons per hour |
ft3/s | flow | cubic feet per second |
ft3/min | flow | cubic feet per minute |
ft3/h | flow | cubic feet per hour |
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F | temperature | Fahrenheit |
C | temperature | Celsius |
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ns | time | nanosecond |
mu | time | microsecond |
ms | time | millisecond |
s | time | second |
min | time | minute |
h | time | hour |
d | time | day |
week | time | week |
month | time | month |
year | time | year |
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Hz | frequency | hertz |
mHz | frequency | millihertz |
kHz | frequency | kilohertz |
MHz | frequency | megahertz |
GHz | frequency | gigahertz |
rpm | frequency | revolutions per minute |
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m/s | speed | meters per second |
ft/s | speed | feet per second |
km/h | speed | km per hour |
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kPa | pressure | kilopascals |
bar | pressure | bar |
psi | pressure | psi |
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lx | illuminance | lux |
ft-cd | illuminance | foot candles |
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ppm | particulate | parts per million |
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V | voltage | volts |
kV | voltage | kilovolts |
mV | voltage | millivolts |
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A | current | amps |
mA | current | milliamps |
kA | current | kiloamps |
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W | power | watt |
mW | power | milliwatt |
kW | power | kilowatt |
MW | power | megawatt |
GW | power | gigawatt |
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VA | apparent power | volt amps |
mVA | apparent power |
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kVA | apparent power |
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MVA | apparent power |
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GVA | apparent power |
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VAR | reactive power | volt amp reactive |
mVAR | reactive power |
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kVAR | reactive power |
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MVAR | reactive power |
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GVAR | reactive power |
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Wh | energy | watt hours |
mWh | energy |
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GWh | energy |
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J | energy | joule |
KJ | energy |
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BTU | energy |
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pct | percent |
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