Common conversion factors
1 ft = 0.3048 m = 30.48 cm 1 in = 2.54 cm = 0.0254 m 1 m = 3.2808 ft = 39.37 in = 1.0936 yd 1 km = 0.62137 mile 1 mm = 1000 microns 1 micron = 1/100000 m = 1/10000 cm 1 kg = 2.205 lb […]
Scotch Boilers
Scotch boilers (often referred to as scotch marine boilers) derive their name from the Scottish shipyards that built boilers for marine vessels for the British Navy. Old brick set boilers used to burn through the bottom of the ships. The “Scotch Marine” design featured a cylindrical vessel enclosing a totally […]