Converting Units for Thermal Conductivity: A Scientist's Guide

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Dear reader,

I thought I was getting the hang of converting units but came across a thermal conductivity value and the unit was given in:
BTU/hr-ft-R I assume the 'R' means 'Rankine'.

I want to convert to the SI unit for Thermal Conductivity:
W/(m·K)

Any ideas? Or if you know where to find the Thermal Conductivity of refrigerant R-134a at 60.29degs C please let me know ;).

Thank you

 

[Simon Bridge]

http://www.me.ua.edu/me215/su09/Conversion Factors.pdf
http://www.flowjoule.com/conductivity.htm

1 W/(m·K) = 0.5778 Btu/(h·ft·R)

 

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Excellent Thank you very much, have saved that Common conversion factors pdf as well.

Thermal Conductivity was the last piece to this small puzzle and couldn't do anything til I found that.

 

[Simon Bridge]

No worries - note: often all you need to do is google the units you want to convert ;)

 

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cheers, I did google it but not in the format you type it and got bad results,, Good thing is I know to use that format you have used. Funny, what ever way i type it in Google now it knows what I mean :D

 

[Simon Bridge]

I copied and pasted your format into the searchbar - though google has learned the sorts of results I like so maybe that accounts for it. I often do that when I'm not sure what's intended.

The format in post #2 was copied and pasted from the Common Conversions PDF :)

 

[cpchristenson]

wolfram alpha solution

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Thermal+Conductivity+of+refrigerant+R-134a+at+60.29degs+C+

try going to wolfram alpha
I put in your question and it spits back a reasonable answer and a graph
enjoy

it is a useful tool. Also as a low cost app on Ipad and android

chris

 

[Simon Bridge]

@cpchristenson: welcome to PF.
Nice heads up and first post.