Foot-poundal
Unit of energy
The foot-poundal (symbol: ft-pdl) is a unit of energy, introduced in 1879, that is part of the Absolute English system of units, which itself is a coherent subsystem of the foot–pound–second system.[1]
The foot-poundal is equal to 1/32.174049 that of the more commonly used foot-pound force.
Conversions
1 foot-poundal is equivalent to:
- 0.031081 ft•lbf
- 0.0421401100938048 J (exactly)
- 421401.100938048 erg (exactly)
- 0.0004 BTUIT
- 0.010065 calIT or 0.000 010 65 "food calorie" (kcal or Cal)
- 0.37297 inch-pound force (in•lbf)
- 5.96752 inch-ounce force (in•ozf)
See also
- Poundal
- Foot-pound (energy)
- Pound-force
- Slug (unit)
- Units of energy
Footnotes
- ^ Edward F. Obert, Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1948.
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Imperial units
- Twip
- Thousandth of an inch
- Barleycorn
- Inch
- Hand
- Link
- Foot
- Yard
- Fathom
- Rod
- Chain
- Gunter's chain
- Furlong
- Cable
- Mile
- Nautical mile
- League
- Square inch
- Square foot
- Square yard
- Perch
- Rood
- Acre
- Square mile
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- Grain
- Drachm
- Ounce
- Pound (mass)
- Stone
- Quarter
- Slug
- Long hundred
- Hundredweight
- Ship load
- Ton
- British thermal unit
- Degree
- Fahrenheit
- Rankine
- Foot-candle
- Foot-pound
- Foot-poundal
- Horsepower
- Horsepower-hour
- Kenning
- Pound (force)
- Pound-foot
- Poundal
- Span
- Spinning count
