Table 10.1 Units used in the documentation
Unit Name Measures US unit US name Conversion Alternative units
A ampere Current
bar bar Pressure psi
pounds per
square inch
1 bar = 14.5 psi
1 bar = 0.980665
atmosphere (atm)
1 bar = 100,000
Pascal (Pa)
ºC degrees Celsius Temperature ºF Fahrenheit
T[ºC] = (T[ºF] - 32 º) ×
5 / 9
T[ºC] = T[Kelvin
(K)] - 273.15
dB decibel
Noise or
interference (a
logarithmic scale)
g gram Weight oz ounce 1 g = 0.03527 oz
g gravitational force Gravity, g = 9.8 m/s
2
ft/s
2
g = 32.2 ft/s
2
h hour Time
Hz hertz
Frequency (cycles
per second)
kg kilogram Weight lb pound 1 kg = 2.205 lb
kPa kilopascal Pressure psi
pounds per
square inch
1 kPa = 0.145 psi
m metre Length ft foot (or feet) 1 m = 3.28 ft
mA milliampere Current
min minute Time
mm millimetre Length in inch 1 mm = 0.0394 in
ms millisecond Time
N·m newton metre Torque lb-in pound-force inch 1 N·m = 8.85 lb-in
RPM
revolutions per
minute
Frequency of
rotation (rotational
speed)
s second Time
V volt Voltage
V AC
volt (alternating
current)
Voltage (alternating
current)
V DC
volt (direct
current)
Voltage (direct
current)
W watt Power
Ω ohm Resistance
PPU 300 Commissioning guidelines 4189341106 UK