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EN
GLOSSARY
SYMBOLS AND UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
SYMBOL
UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLE
α
degree
Rotation/inclination angle
1°
cm
2
square centimetre
Area
1 cm
2
Ø
millimetre
Circumference
Ø 1 mm
Nm
newton-metre
Torque
1 Nm
mm
millimetre
Length
1 mm
μm
1/1000 of a millimetre
(micron)
1 μm
h
hour
Time
1 h
g/kWh
grammes per kilowatt per
hour
Specific consumption
1 g/kWh
kg/h
kilogramme per hour
Max. flow rate
1 kg/h
Lt./min.
litres per minute
Flow rate
1 Lt./min.
Lt./h
litres per hour
1 Lt./h
ppm
parts per million
Percentage
1 ppm
N
newton
Force
1 N
A
Ampere
Intensity of electrical current
1 A
gr.
gramme
Weight
1 gr.
kg
kilogramme
1 kg
W
Watt
Power
1 W
kW
kiloWatt
1 kW
pa
pascal
Pressure
1 pa
KPa
Kilopascal
1 KPa
bar
barometric pressure
1 bar
mbar (1/1000 bar)
barometric pressure
1 mbar
R
Resistance
Resistance to electrical
current (referred to a
component)
1 Ω
Ω
ohm
Resistance of electrical
current
1 Ω
Rpm
revs per minute
Rotation of an axis
1 Rpm
Ra
average roughness
expressed in microns
Roughness
Ra = 1
°C
degree centigrade
Temperature
1°C
V
Volt
Electrical voltage
1 V
Ã
millimetre
Hex-head capscrew
Ã
1 mm
cm
3
cubic centimetre
Volume
1 cm
3
Lt.
litre
1 Lt.
CALIFORNIA
PROPOSITION 65 WARNING
Diesel engine exhaust and some of its constituents are
known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth
defects, and other reproductive harm.
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