Challenge

Week - 1 - Consistency of units

Aim:-To maintain unit consistency with a change in the unit system.

UNIT SYSTEM:

Unit system is divided into fundamental and derived unit system

  • The units which are independent of each other are known as Fundamental Units
  • Derived Units are derived from Fundamental Units.
  • The system of units measures the physical quantities

SYSTEM OF UNITS

  • C.G.S system(metric system)
  • F.P.S system (British system)
  • M.K.S system.
  • S.I system (International system

Basic conversion of units

Length

1 meter = 100 centimeters

1 meter = 1000millimeters

1 foot = 304.8 mm

1 foot = 12 inch

1 inch =2.54 cm

Time

1 hour =3600 sec

1 sec = 1000 millisec

1 sec = 10^6 microsec

1 sec = 10^9 nano sec

Weight

1 Kg = 1000 gms

1 Ton = 1000 kgs

1kg = 0.068 slug

Pressure

1pa = 1N/m^2

Velocity

1 km = 1000m

1 h = 3600 s

So 1km /h = 1000/3600 = 5/18 = 0.28 m/sec

So to convert km/h to m/s we multiply the given number by 5/18 or 0.28m/sec

S.I UNITS kg-m-s Kg- cm-ms Kg-cm-s gm-mm-ms g - cm - s g- cm- us g- mm -s ton -mm -s slug -ft -s kg -mm -s g- cm -ms kg -mm -ms
MASS 1kg 1kg 1kg 1 kg 10^3 g 10^3 g 10^3 g 10^3 g 10^-3 ton 0.068 slug 1 kg 10^3g 1 kg
LENGTH 1m 1m 10^2cm 10^2cm 10^3mm 10^2cm 10^2cm 10^3mm 10^3mm 3.28ft 10^3mm 10^2cm 10^3mm
TIME 1s 1s 10^3ms 1s 10^3ms 1s 10^6us 1s 1s 1s 1s 10^3ms 10^3ms
FORCE 1N 1kg*m/s^2 0.0001 kg*cm/ms^2 100kg*cm/s^2 1 gm*mm/ms^2 100000g*cm/s^2 10^-7g*cm/us^2 10^6g*mm/s^2 1t*mm/s^2 0.2246slug*ft/s^2 1000kg*mm/s^2 0.1g*cm/ms^2 0.001kg*mm/ms^2
STRESS 1Pa 1kg/m*s^2 10^-8 kg/cm*ms^2 0.001kg/cm*s^2 10^-6gm/mm*ms^2 10gm/cm*s^2 10^-11gm/cm*us^2 1gm/mm*s^2 10^-6ton/mm*s^2 0.0208slug/ft*s^2 0.001kg/mm8s^2 0.00001gm/cm*ms^2 0.00000001kg/mm*ms^2
ENERGY 1Nm 1Nm=1Joule =kg*m^2/s^2 0.001kg*cm^2/ms^2 10000kg*cm^2/s^2 1000g*mm^2/ms^2 1E+6g*cm^2/s^2 10^ -5g*cm^2/us^2 1E+kg*mm^2/s^2 1000ton*mm^2/s^2 0.736688slug*ft^2/s^2 1E+6kg*mm^2/s^2 10g*cm^2/ms^2 1kg*mm^2/ms^2
DENSITY 1Kg/m3 1Kg/m^3 10^-6Kg/cm^3 10^-6Kg/cm^3 10^-6g/mm^3 10^-3g/cm^3 10^-3g/cm^3 10^-6g/mm^3 10^-12ton/mm^3 1.92*10^-3slug/ft^3 10^-9Kg/mm^3 0.001g/cm^3 10^-9Kg/mm^3
YOUNG'S Modulus 210GPa 21E+10kg/m*s^2 2100kg/cm*ms^2 21E+8kg/cm*s^2 21*10^4gm/mm*ms^2 21E+11gm/cm*s^2 2.1gm/cm*us^2 21E+10gm/mm*s^2 21E+4ton/mm*s^2 4368E+6slug/ft*s^2 21E+9kg/mm8s^2 21E+5gm/cm*ms^2 2100kg/mm*ms^2
Velocity 56.33KMPH 15.647m/s 1.5647cm/ms 1564.7cm/s 15.647mm/s 1564.7cm/s 0.0015647cm/us 15647.2mm/s 15647mm/s 51.32ft/s 15647.2mm/s 1.5647cm/ms 15.647mm/ms
GRAVITY 9.8m/s2 1m/s2 0.0001cm/ms^2 100cm/s^2 0.001mm/ms^2 100cm/s^2 10^-10cm/us^2 1000mm/s^2 1000mm/s^2 3.28ft/s^2 1000mm/s^2 0.0001cm/ms^2 0.001mm/ms^2

CONVERSION FACTOR :

FORCE=1N

N=kg*m/s^2

=1000g*1000mm/1000*1000 ms^2

=1 g*mm/ms^2

conversion factor is 1

N=1000g*100cm/10^6*10^6 ms^2

N=10^-7g*cm/ms^2

conversion factor =10^-7

N= 0.068slug *3.28ft/1s^2

= 0.244 slug*ft/s^2

conversion factor is 0.244

STRESS= 1Pa

= 1 kg/m*s^2

= 1000 g/1000mm*1000*1000ms^2

=10^-6 g/mm*ms^2

Conversion factor =10^-6

pa=0.068 slug/3.28ft*s^2

=0.0208 slug/ft*s^2

Conversion factor = 0.0208

DENSITY=1 kg/m^3

=1000g/1000*1000*1000 mm^3

=10^-6 g/mm^3

Conversion factor = 10^-6

1 Kg/m^3=0.068 slug/3.28^3ft^3

=1.92*10^-3 slug/ft^3

E=210Gpa

1Gpa =10^9 pa

= 1*10^9 kg/m*s^2

= 10^9*1000 g/1000mm*1000*1000ms^2

= 1000 g/mm*ms^2

210Gpa = 21E+4 g/mm*ms^2

Conversion factor =10^3

1Gpa =10^9*0.068 slug/3.28ft*s^2

=0.0208E+09 slug/ft*s^2

Conversion factor = 0.0208*10^9

VELOCITY 56.33KMPH= 56.33*1000/3600=56.33*5/18=15.64m/s

=15.64*1000mm/1000ms

=15.64 mm/ms

conversion factor = 1

CONVERSION FACTOR TABEL

S.I UNITS kg-m-s Kg- cm-ms Kg-cm-s gm-mm-ms g - cm - s g- cm- us g- mm -s ton -mm -s slug -ft -s kg -mm -s g- cm -ms kg -mm -ms
MASS 1 1 10^3 1 10^3 10^3 10^3 10^-3 0.06854 1 10^3 1
LENGTH 1 10^2 10^3 10^2 10^2 10^2 10^3 10^3 3.28 10^3 10^2 10^3
TIME 1 1 10^3 10^3 1 10^6 1 1 1 1 10^3 10^3
FORCE 1 10^2 1 10^-4 10^5 10^-7 10^6 1 0.224 10^3 0.1 10^-3
STRESS 1 10^-2 10^-6 10^-8 10 10^-5 1 10^-6 0.021 10^-3 10^-5 10^-9
ENERGY 1 10^4 10^3 10^-2 10^7 10^-11 10^9 10^3 0.735 10^6us 10 1
DENSITY 1 10^-6 10^-6 10^-6 10^-3 10^-3 10^-6 10^-12 0.002 10^-9 10^-3 10^-9
YOUNG'S Modulus 1 10^-2 10^-6 10^-8 10 10^-11 1 10^-6 0.21 10^-3 10^-5 10^-9
Velocity 1 10^2 1 0.1 10^2 10^-4 10^3 10^3 51.29 10^3 10^-1 1
GRAVITY 1 10^2 10^-3 10^-4 10^2 10^-10 10^3 10^3 3.282 10^3 10^-4 10^-3

CONCLUSION:

  • understood conversion of units
  • understood the use of conversion factor
  • understood the different type of unit system
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