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Units and Unit Conversions A-1
Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM Installation Planning Guide

Units and Unit Conversions

Table A-1 provides conversions for metric and standard (U.S.) units of
measure associated with the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM storage
system. For information on physical and logical storage capacity values on the
USP VM storage system, see Convention for Storage Capacity Values.

Table A-1 Conversions for Metric and Standard (U.S.) Units of Measure

From Multiply By: To Get:
British thermal units (BTU) 0.251996 Kilocalories (kcal)
British thermal units (BTU) 0.000293018 Kilowatts (kW)
Inches (in) 2.54000508 Centimeters (cm)
Feet (ft) 0.3048006096 Meters (m)
Square feet (ft2) 0.09290341 Square meters (m2)
Cubic feet per minute (ft3/min) 0.028317016 Cubic meters per minute (m3/min)
Pound (lb) 0.4535924277 Kilogram (kg)
Kilocalories (kcal) 3.96832 British thermal units (BTU)
Kilocalories (kcal) 1.16279 × 10-3 Kilowatts (kW)
Kilowatts (kW) 3412.08 British thermal units (BTU)
Kilowatts (kW) 859.828 Kilocalories (kcal)
Millimeters (mm) 0.03937 Inches (in)
Centimeters (cm) 0.3937 Inches (in)
Meters (m) 39.369996 Inches (in)
Meters (m) 3.280833 Feet (ft)
Square meters (m2) 10.76387 Square feet (ft2)
Cubic meters per minute (m3/min) 35.314445 Cubic feet per minute (ft3/min)
Kilograms (kg) 2.2046 Pound s (lb)
Ton (refrigerated) 12,000 BTUs per hour (BTU/hr)
Degrees Fahrenheit (°F) First subtract 32, then multiply:
°C = (°F - 32) × 0.555556 Degrees Celsius (°C)
Degrees Celsius (°C) First multiply, then add 32:
°F = (°C × 1.8) + 32 Degrees Fahrenheit (°F)
Degrees Fahrenheit per hour (°F/hour) 0.555555 Degrees Celsius per hour (°C/hour)
Degrees Celsius per hour (°C/hour) 1.8 Degrees Fahrenheit per hour (°F/hour)