uc: Unit conversion function

In R-kicker/unitconv: Unit conversion features for physical measures in Petroleum Engineering

Description

Unit conversion function "from"-"to"

Usage

uc(x, from, to)

Arguments

x	A quantity to be conversed (atomic vector or list)
from	Valid unit name (character)
to	Valid unit name (character)

Value

Converted quantity (atomic vector or list as per input)

References

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_of_measurement

2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_of_units

3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Api_gravity

4. http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/marelac/

5. http://petrowiki.org

Examples

 uc(1, "mkm2", "D")
 uc(1, "mkm2", "mD")
 uc(u(1:5, "kg"), "kg", "lb")
 uc(u(list(1, 2), "ton"), "ton", "lb")
 uc(u(data.frame(x1 = 1:3, x2 = 4:6), "ft3"), "ft3", "cm3")
 uc(1, "ft3", "l")
 uc(1, "ft3", "cm3")
 uc(1, "bbl", "l")
 uc(150, "m", "km") + u(c(1.0, 2.0, 3.5), "km")
 uc(1.5, "cP", "Pa*s")
 # Example below with correct units
 uc(1, "kg/m3", "lb/ft3")
 # Example below with incorrect units causes an error
 ## Not run: uc(1, "kg/m3", "lbft3")

R-kicker/unitconv documentation built on Feb. 12, 2021, 12:33 a.m.