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JEBEL ALI POWER PLANT

INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM’S
UNITS

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AIMS

AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE TRAINEES SHOULD BE

ABLE TO:

• Describe the principal physical measures of the Power Plant.

• Convert the main measure units of the other Systems in

measure units of the International System.

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TOPIC LIST OF TEACHING UNIT:

INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM’S UNITS

POWER PLANT TYPICAL MEASURES

OFFICIAL DEFINITIONS OF THE SEVEN

FUNDAMENTAL UNITS

EXAMPLES OF “SI” DERIVED UNITS

UNITS CONVERSION TABLE

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FORCE PRESSURE

POWER AREA

[L] Lenght (m) VOLUME

WORK-ENERGY
[M] Mass (kg)
[T] Time (s)
[M] Amount of substance (mol)
SPEED
[θ] Thermodynamic temperature (K) ACCELERATION

SPECIFIC VOLUME
MASS FLOW

MASS DENSITY
DENSITY

Fig. 1 – POWER PLANT TYPICAL MEASURES

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"The metre is the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum

meter (m) during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second."

Kilogram (kg) “The kilogram is equal to the mass of the international prototype of
the kilogram.”

"The second is the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the

second (s) radiation corresponding to the transition between the two
hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium 133 atom."

“The ampere is that constant current which, if maintained in two

straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular
Ampere (A) cross-section, and placed 1 metre apart in vacuum, would
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produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10
newton per metre of length.”

kelvin (K) "The kelvin is the fraction 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic

temperature of the triple point of water."

“The mole is the amount of substance of a system which contains

as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kilogram
Mole (mol) of carbon 12. When the mole is used, the elementary entities must
be specified and may be atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, other
particles, or specified groups of such particles.”

"The candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a

candela (cd) source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 ×
12
10 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683
watt per steradian."

Fig. 2 – OFFICIAL DEFINITIONS OF THE SEVEN FUNDAMENTAL UNITS

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9640002 OFFICIAL DEFINITIONS OF THE SEVEN FUNDAMENTAL UNITS
FIGURE N° 2

KEY MESSAGE

REMARKS

Following are the official definitions of the seven fundamental units, as given by BIPM (International
Bureau of Weights and Measures):

metre (m) è "The metre is the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during
a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second."

Kilogram (kg) è “The kilogram is equal to the mass of the international prototype of the
kilogram.”

Second (s) è "The second is the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation
corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the
ground state of the caesium 133 atom."

Ampere (A) è “The ampere is that constant current which, if maintained in two straight
parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross-section,
and placed 1 metre apart in vacuum, would produce between these
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conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 newton per metre of length.”

Kelvin (K) è "The kelvin is the fraction 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature
of the triple point of water."

Mole (mol) è “The mole is the amount of substance of a system which contains as
many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kilogram of
carbon 12. When the mole is used, the elementary entities must be
specified and may be atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, other particles,
or specified groups of such particles.”

Candela (cd) è The candela is the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source
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that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10 hertz and
that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian."

NOTES

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Examples of “SI” derived units

SI derived unit

Derived quantity Name Symbol

2
area square meter m
3
volume cubic meter m
speed, velocity meter per second m/s
2
acceleration meter per second squared m/s
-1
wave number reciprocal meter m
3
mass density kilogram per cubic meter kg/m
3
specific volume cubic meter per kilogram m /kg
2
current density ampere per square meter A/m
magnetic field strength ampere per meter A/m
3
amount-of-substance concentration mole per cubic meter mol/m
2
luminance candela per square meter cd/m
kilogram per kilogram, which may be
mass fraction kg/kg = 1
represented by the number 1

Fig. 3 – EXAMPLES OF “SI” DERIVED UNITS

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Examples of “SI” derived units with special names and symbols

SI derived unit

Expression
Expression
in terms of
Derived quantity Name Symbol in terms of
other SI
SI base units
units
-1
frequency hertz Hz - s
-2
force newton N - m·kg·s
2 -1 -2
pressure, stress pascal Pa N/m m ·kg·s
2 -2
energy, work, quantity of heat joule J N·m m ·kg·s
2 -3
power, radiant flux watt W J/s m ·kg·s
electric charge, quantity of electricity coulomb C - s·A
electric potential difference, 2 -3 -1
volt V W/A m ·kg·s ·A
electromotive force
-2 -1 4 2
capacitance farad F C/V m ·kg ·s ·A
2 -3 -2
electric resistance ohm Ω V/A m ·kg·s ·A
-2 -1 3 2
electric conductance siemens S A/V m ·kg ·s ·A
2 -2 -1
magnetic flux weber Wb V·s m ·kg·s ·A
2 -2 -1
magnetic flux density tesla T Wb/m kg·s ·A
2 -2 -2
inductance henry H Wb/A m ·kg·s ·A
Celsius temperature degree Celsius °C - K
(c) 2 -2
luminous flux lumen lm cd·sr m ·m ·cd = cd
2 2 -4 -2
illuminance lux lx lm/m m ·m ·cd = m ·cd

Fig. 4 – EXAMPLES OF “SI” UNITS WITH SPECIAL NAMES AND SYMBOLS

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Examples of “SI” derived units expressed with the aid of “SI” derived
units having special names and symbols

SI derived unit

Expression
Derived quantity Name Symbol in terms of
SI base units

-1 -1 -1
angular velocity radian per second rad/s m·m ·s =s
radian per second 2 -1 -2 -2
angular acceleration rad/s m·m ·s =s
squared
-1 -1
dynamic viscosity pascal second Pa · s m · kg · s
2 -2
moment of force newton meter N·m m · kg · s
-2
surface tension newton per meter N/m kg · s
2 -3
heat flux density, irradiance watt per square meter W/m kg · s
2 -3 -1 (a)
radiant intensity watt per steradian W/sr m · kg · s · sr
watt per square meter 2 -3 -1 (a)
radiance W/(m · sr) kg · s · sr
steradian
2 -2 -1
heat capacity, entropy joule per kelvin J/K m · kg · s · K
specific heat capacity, 2 -2 -1
joule per kilogram kelvin J/(kg · K) m · s ·K
specific entropy
2 -2
specific energy joule per kilogram J/kg m ·s
-3 -1
thermal conductivity watt per meter kelvin W/(m · K) m · kg · s · K
3 -1 -2
energy density joule per cubic meter J/m m · kg · s
-3 -1
electric field strength volt per meter V/m m · kg · s · A
coulomb per cubic 3 -3
electric charge density C/m m ·s·A
meter
coulomb per square 2 -2
electric flux density C/m m ·s·A
meter
-3 -1 4 2
permittivity farad per meter F/m m · kg · s · A
-2 -2
permeability henry per meter H/m m · kg · s · A
2 -2 -1
molar energy joule per mole J/mol m · kg · s · mol
molar entropy, molar heat 2 -2 -1 -1
joule per mole kelvin J/(mol · K) m · kg · s · K · mol
capacity
2 -3
absorbed dose rate gray per second Gy/s m ·s

Fig. 5 – EXEMPLE OF “SI” DERIVED UNITS ESPRESSED WITH THE AID OF “SI” DERIVED UNITS
HAVING SPECIAL NAMES AND SYMBOLS

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“SI” prefixes

Factor Name Symbol Factor Name Symbol

24 -1
10 yotta Y 10 deci d
21 -2
10 zetta Z 10 centi c
18 -3
10 exa E 10 milli m
15 -6
10 peta P 10 micro µ
12 -9
10 tera T 10 nano n
9 -12
10 giga G 10 pico p
6 -15
10 mega M 10 femto f
3 -18
10 kilo k 10 atto a
2 -21
10 hecto h 10 zepto z
1 -24
10 deka da 10 yocto y

Fig. 6 – “SI” PREFIXES

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Fig. 7 – ENERGY UNITS CONVERSION TABLE

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TITLE :
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FIGURE N° 7

KEY MESSAGE

REMARKS

HOW YOU HEVE TO USE THE TABLE

A = UNITS ON THE LINES

B = UNITS ON THE CULUMNS

X = CONVERSION FACTOR

A=B• X

NOTES

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Fig. 8 - PRESSURE UNITS CONVERSION TABLE

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TITLE :
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FIGURE N° 8

KEY MESSAGE

REMARKS

HOW YOU HEVE TO USE THE TABLE

A = UNITS ON THE LINES

B = UNITS ON THE CULUMNS

X = CONVERSION FACTOR

A=B• X

NOTES

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