Foot-poundal

Foot-poundal

The Foot-poundal is a non-SI unit of energy or work. The foot-poundal is the amount of energy expended when a force of one poundal acts through a distance of 1 foot along the direction of the force and is defined as 1 ft•pdl. The foot-poundal can also be expressed as the calculable energy or work done over the distance of one foot by a one pound mass accelerated at one foot per second, per second.

The foot-poundal is equal to 1/32.174049 of the more commonly used foot-pound force.

The foot-poundal is a part of the foot-pound-second system of units introduced in 1879 and is one of several specialized subsystems of mechanical units named; Absolute English System [ Edward F. Obert, Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1948.] .

Conversions

1 foot-poundal is equivalent to:
* 0.031081 ft•lbf
* 0.0421401100938048 J (exactly)
* 421401.100938048 erg (exactly)
* 0.0004 BTUIT
* 0.010065 calIT or 0.000 010 65 "food calorie" (kcal or Cal)
* 0.37297 inch-pound force (in•lbf)
* 5.96752 inch-ounce force (in•ozf)
Conversion of units#Energy, work, or heat.

ee also

:Poundal:Foot-pound force:Pound-force:Slug (mass):Units of Energy

Footnotes


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  • Foot poundal — Foot Foot (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Foot poundal — Foot pound al (Mech.) A unit of energy or work, equal to the work done in moving a body through one foot against the force of one poundal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • foot-poundal — [foot′poun΄dəl] n. a basic unit of energy or work in the FPS system, equal to the amount of work done by a force of one poundal acting through a distance of one foot (0.0421 joule): abbrev. ft pdl …   English World dictionary

  • foot poundal —    a unit of work, equal to the work done by a force of one poundal acting through a distance of one foot. One foot poundal is equivalent to about 0.031 081 foot pound, or 0.042 140 joule …   Dictionary of units of measurement

  • foot-poundal — /foot pown dl/, n. Physics. a foot pound second unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one poundal when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbr.: ft pdl [1885 90] * *… …   Universalium

  • foot-poundal — foot′ pound′al n. phs a unit of energy equal to the energy expended by a one pound weight accelerating at one foot per second as it moves a distance of one foot Abbr.: ft pdl • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • foot-poundal — noun a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot • Hypernyms: ↑work unit, ↑heat unit, ↑energy unit * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the absolute unit of work in the fps system equal to the work done by a force… …   Useful english dictionary

  • foot-poundal — noun A unit of work done when by a force of one poundal moves through a distance of one foot …   Wiktionary

  • foot-poundal — Energy exerted, or work done, when a force of 1 poundal displaces a body 1 foot in the direction of the force; equal to about 0.01 calorie …   Medical dictionary

  • Foot — (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace measure of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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