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In chemical cngiiiccring calculations i t is usiially iicccssnry to apply tlic rcsiilts of pl~ysicnl iiivcstigotioiis and to work out results in n form ncccptnblc t o tlic practicol rcquircniciits of seine spccinl industry. ;\lost cliciiiicnl cngiiiccrs fnvour n system of cnlculntion in sonic coiisistcnt system of units, but find tlicnisclvcs troubled, if not coiifuscd, in using c1at.n dcrivctl froni boolis, pnrt,iculnrly whcn dyiiniiiical cnlculntions have to bc inndo, and tlic distinctions betivccn nbsolutc niid grnvitntioiinl systciiis iiiny iiot bc clearly rcinciiibercd. I<spcricnccd physicists wIi0 nrc nLlc to tliiiik dinicnsionally cnii usually avoid errors, but cvcii tlic niost cnpnblc sccni to liesitntc wlieii tlic purely iiinthcninticnl in.cstigations tirc nt an cnd iiiid dcrivcd cqiintioiis Irnvc to bc used in tlic solution of prncticul problcais. It iiiny appcar wry sinful to speak of " Iiogslicads pcr biislicl " or " 8 02. gns liquor," but it should be rccogiiized that siicli twins arc. coininoil in special iiidiistries niitl sonictimes liuvc ndvaiitagcs in costing c:ilciilntions. It is iiscless t o figlit against tlic inevit:iblc ; tlic cliciiiical cngiiiccr 1111s to odnpt hinisclf to tlic mrclicil ntiiiosplicrc of physical culculatioii on tlic one hniicl, a i d tlic crutlitics of trnilitioiinl business ~irncticc on tlic otlicr.
If rcfcrciice lias to be ninilc to foreign litcrnturc, iiiistnkcs in the coiivcrsion of units cnii easily IIC ~iitidc, niid it is soiiictinics confusiiig, pnrticulnrly wlleii iiinking cnlculntions wliich urc not of crcryd:iy occiirrciicc, to hiiiidlc pliysicnl foriiiulic wliicli nrc soiiictinics not accompanied by 11 clcnr stntcmciit of tlic systeni of units iiwolrcd.
lpoiiricr (Annlytical Tlicory of I-Icnt, 1878, Sect. 1s) pointed out tlic ncccssity for lioniogcncity of iliiiiciisioiis in physical cquntions, biit practical books too often lazily disregard such apparcnt trillcs.
It lias hecii suggcsted tlrnt coiivcrsioiis of uiiits sliould bc writtcii down in wlint is soinctiines cnllcd thc I-Iospitnlicr Rotation. This is bcst illustratcd by n few cxa111plcs :
(1) A velocity of 3 ft. pcr sccond ciiii be writtcii clowii ft.
as' 3---, and couversioiis directly pcrforiiicd thus :
1)) 800.
3.28 -3.28 lir. 3 -= 3 -hour -0 g~llolls gnlloas -3X0.23 T= 3 X 6.23 X 3 ( i 0 O f n I I r . =3' -ft 3 ft.2 ft. -SCC. hour 3600 (2) ;\Iiscd units iiccd not. troiiblc us if we use this systcin : c.g., a p i p 3 in. din. pssc,? 200 ?a3 wcltcr pcr Iioiir. IVlliit is thc velocity ? 200 I$ 2 ( 3 in.)* Iir.
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The major objective is to encourage practising engineers to prepare manuscripts of about 4 to 12 printed pages. These contributions may not include details of the (available) procedures used, but rather concentrate on the specific problem solved, factors that required use of numerical and/or analyti
The major objective is to encourage practising engineers to prepare manuscripts of about 4 to 12 printed pages. These contributions may not include details of the (available) procedures used, but rather concentrate on the specific problem solved, factors that required use of numerical and/or analyti
The major objective is to encourage practising engineers to prepare manuscripts of about 4 to 12 printed pages. These contributions may not include details of the (available) procedures used, but rather concentrate on the specific problem solved, factors that required use of numerical and/or analyti
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