I have a viscosity of 3.85E-7 slugs/ft-s. What is that in slugs/in-s?

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I have a viscosity of 3.85E-7 slugs/ft-s. What is that in slugs/in-s?

Any math people out there? Do i just divide by twelve? hmmmm...

2006-11-03 10:17:11 · 3 answers · asked by Brian 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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You are correct... just divide by 12, so 2.989E-8 slugs/in-s. The only unit you are changing is the length. I had no idea people used the slug/ft-s as a unit of viscosity.

2006-11-03 10:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by MissA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You should use dimensional analysis; since you have 1/ft and you want to get to 1/in, you want to multiply by a fraction that has feet in the numerator and inches in the denominator. Multiplying by (1ft/12inches) is the same as multiplying by 1; so yes you want to divide by 12.

2006-11-03 10:34:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

No you need to multiply by 12 to convert feet into inches..

2006-11-03 10:25:50 · answer #3 · answered by got_shots 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋