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Consistent Units
Q: What units does ANSYS use?
A: ANSYS does not require a specification of the units to be used, as the assumption is
that you are working in a consistent set of units. Consistent Units in each system are
shown below:

SICGS BIN BFT NMM

Mass 1 1000 5.71e-3 0.0685 0.001
kg g lbs2/in slug tonne
Length 1 100 39.37 3.281 1000
m cm in ft mm
Time 1 1 1 1 1
s s s s s
Temp 1 1 1.8 1.8 1
K K R R K
Density 1 0.001 9.357e-8 0.00194 1e-12
3
kg/m g/cm3 lbs2/in4 slug/ft3 tonne/mm3
Force 1 100000 0.2248 0.2248 1
N dyne lb lb N
Pressure 1 10 0.000145 0.0208 1e-6
2
N/m dyne/cm2 psi psf N/mm2
Conductivity 1 0.01 1.3375e-5 1.605e-4 0.001
W/mK W/cmK BTU/insR BTU/ftsR W/mmK
Heat Flux 1 1e-4 6.11e-7 8.80434e-5 1e-6
2
W/m W/cm2 BTU/sin3 BTU/sft3 W/mm2
Film Coeff. 1 1e-4 3.39e-7 4.8913e-5 1e-6
2
W/m W/cm2 BTU/sRin2 BTU/sRft2 W/mm2
Point Hgen 1 1 9.478e-4 9.478e-4 1
W W BTU/s BTU/s W
Acceleration 1 100 39.37 3.281 1000
2
m/s cm/s2 in/s2 ft/s2 mm/s2
Moment 1 1e7 8.85 0.73757 1000
Nm dynecm inlb ftlb Nmm
Body Hgen 1 1e-6 1.55e-8 2.6834e-5 1e-9
3
W/m W/cm3 BTU/sin3 BTU/sft3 W/mm3

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