Section 212.111
Abbreviations and Units
a) The following abbreviations are used in this Part:
btu
|
British thermal units (60¼°F)
|
dscf
|
dry standard cubic foot
|
ft
|
foot
|
ft2
|
square feet
|
fpm
|
feet per minute
|
gal
|
gallon
|
gr
|
grains
|
gr/scf
|
grains per standard cubic foot
|
gr/dscf
|
grains per dry standard cubic
foot
|
hr
|
hour
|
J
|
Joule
|
kg
|
kilogram
|
kg/MW-hr
|
kilograms per megawatt-hour
|
km
|
kilometer
|
L
|
liter
|
lbs
|
pounds
|
lbs/hr
|
pounds per hour
|
lbs/mmbtu
|
pounds per million btu
|
m
|
meter
|
m2
|
square meters
|
mph
|
miles per hour
|
mg
|
milligram
|
mg/scm
|
milligrams per standard cubic
meter
|
mg/dscm
|
milligrams per dry standard
cubic meter
|
mg/L
|
milligrams per liter
|
Mg
|
megagram, metric ton or tonne
|
mi
|
mile
|
mmbtu
|
million British thermal units
|
mmbtu/hr
|
million British thermal units
per hour
|
MW
|
megawatt; one million watts
|
MW-hr
|
megawatt-hour
|
ng
|
nanogram; one billionth of a
gram
|
ng/J
|
nanograms per Joule
|
scf
|
standard cubic foot
|
scfm
|
standard cubic feet per minute
|
scm
|
standard cubic meter
|
T
|
short ton (2000 lbs)
|
yd2
|
square yards
|
b) The following conversion factors have been used in this Part:
English
|
Metric
|
2.205 lbs
|
1 kg
|
1 T
|
0.907 Mg
|
1 lb/T
|
0.500 kg/Mg
|
mmbtu/hr
|
0.293 MW
|
1 lb/mmbtu
|
1.548 kg/MW-hr or 430 mg/J
|
1 mi
|
1.61 km
|
1 gr
|
64.81 mg
|
1 gr/scf
|
2289 mg/scm
|
1 ft2
|
0.0929 m2
|
1 ft
|
0.3048 m
|
1 gal
|
3.785 L
|
(Source: Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 7605, effective May 22, 1996)