Metric/English
Conversions for Aquaculture
Abbreviations
|
Cubic feet |
ft3 |
Liters |
l |
|
Cubic meters |
m3 |
Meters |
m |
|
Days |
d |
Minutes |
min |
|
Feet |
ft |
Pounds |
lb |
|
Gallons (US) |
gal |
Seconds |
s |
|
Grams |
gm |
Square feet |
ft2 |
|
Hours |
hr |
Square meters |
m2 |
|
Kilograms |
kg |
|
|
|
To convert |
multiply by |
to obtain |
|
|
|
|
|
Distance |
|
|
|
Ft |
.3048 |
m |
|
m |
3.281 |
ft |
|
|
|
|
|
Weight |
|
|
|
lb |
.4536 |
kg |
|
kg |
2.205 |
lb |
|
|
|
|
|
Area |
|
|
|
ft2 |
.0929 |
m2 |
|
m2 |
10.76 |
ft2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Volume |
|
|
|
gal |
3.785 |
l |
|
l |
.2642 |
gal |
|
gal |
.1337 |
ft3 |
|
ft3 |
7.48 |
gal |
|
ft3 |
.02832 |
m3 |
|
m3 |
35.31 |
ft3 |
|
m3 |
264.2 |
gal |
|
gal |
3.785 x E-3 |
m3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Flow |
|
|
|
GPM (gal/min) |
.1337 |
ft3/min |
|
ft3/min |
7.48 |
GPM |
|
GPM |
5.45 |
m3/d |
|
m3/d |
.1834 |
GPM |
|
|
|
|
|
Hydraulic Loading |
|
|
|
GPM/ft2 |
58.66 |
m3/m2-d |
|
m3/m2-d |
.017 |
GPM/ft2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Specific Surface Area |
|
|
|
ft2/ft3 |
3.28 |
m2/m3 |
|
m2/m3 |
.35 |
ft2/ft3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ammonia removal rate |
|
|
|
gm/m2-d |
.000205 |
lb/ft2-d |
|
lb/ft2-d |
4885 |
gm/m2-d |
|
|
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Rev. 8/07/2013