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Units of Measurement
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Units of Measurement

A list of commonly used SI units and allowable exceptions are as follows:

Unit Name Quantity Notation

Standard
Base Units
Metre Length m
Square metre Area m²
Cubic metre Volume m³
Liter l
Normal cubic meter Nm³
Standard cubic foot Scf
Kilogram (gram) Mass kg (g)
Tonne t
Second Time s
Ampere Electric current A
Volt Electrical potential, V
EMF
Ohm Electric resistance 
Degrees Kelvin Temperature °K
Degrees Celsius °C
Mole Amount of substance mol
Candela Luminous intensity cd

UNIT NAME QUANTITY NOTATION

STANDARD
Supplementary
Units
Radian Plane angle rad
Steradian Solid angle sr

UNIT NAME QUANTITY NOTATION

STANDARD
Hertz Frequency Hz
Newton Force N
Pascal Pressure, stress Pa
Joule Energy, Work and J
heat quantity
Watt Power, heat flow W
Volt Amperes Power, electrical VA
Volt Amperes Power, electrical VAR
Reactive reactive
Coulomb Electric charge C

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Siemens Electric conductance S
Farad Electric capacitance F
Weber Magnetic flux Wb
Tesla Magnetic flux T
intensity
Henry Inductance H
Lumen Luminous flux Im
Lux Illuminance Ix
Becquerel Acitivity of radio Bq
nuclides
Sievert Dose equivalent Sv
Gray Absorbed dose of Gy
ionizing radiation
Pascal second Dynamic viscocity Pa*s
Millimeter2 / second Kinematic viscocity mm2/s (preferred)

UNIT NAME QUANTITY NOTATION

STANDARD
Permanent Non-SI
Units
minute / hour / day Time min / h / d
degrees / feet / Plane angle ° / ft ‘ / in “
inches
Bar gage Pressure Bar(g)
Bar absolute Bar(a)
Centipoise Viscosity cP
Millimeter Pipe wall thickness mm
Pipe schedule --

Standard Conditions for Gas

Standard conditions for gas measured in cubic feet shall be 60 oF and 14.696 pound
force per square inch.

Display Units

Unless otherwise specified, process parameters shall be displayed in the following

units:

UNIT NAME QUANTITY NOTATION

STANDARD
Barrel Liquid volume BBL
Cubic meters m3
Million standard Gas volume MMSCFT
cubic feet.

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UNIT NAME QUANTITY NOTATION
STANDARD
Barrels/day Liquid flow rate BLPD
Kilogram/second Kg / s
Cubic meters/hour m3 / h
Barrels/day Water flow rate BWPD
Kilogram/second Kg/s
Cubic meters/hour m3 / h
Million std. cu. ft./day Gas flow rate MMSCFD
kilogram/second kg/s
Barrels/day Oil flow rate BOPD
Kilogram/second kg/sec
Percentage Level %
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