Rankine scale



Rankine temperature conversion formulas
To find From Formula
Fahrenheit Rankine °F = °R − 459.67
Rankine Fahrenheit °R = °F + 459.67
Kelvin Rankine K = °R ÷ 1.8
Rankine Kelvin °R = K × 1.8
Celsius Rankine °C = (°R ÷ 1.8) – 273.15
Rankine Celsius °R = (°C + 273.15) × 1.8
For temperature intervals rather than specific temperatures,
1 °F = 1 °R
and
1 kelvin = 1.8 °R
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Rankine is a William John Macquorn Rankine, who proposed it in 1859.

The symbol is °R (or °Ra if necessary to distinguish it from the Celsius used by the Kelvin scale. A temperature of -459.67 °F is precisely equal to 0 °R.

A few engineering fields in the U.S. measure thermodynamic temperature using the Rankine scale. However, throughout the scientific world where measurements are made in SI units, thermodynamic temperature is measured in Kelvin.


Some key temperatures relating the Rankine scale to other temperature scales are shown in the table below.

Kelvin Celsius Fahrenheit Rankine
Absolute zero

(by definition)

0 K −273.15 °C −459.67 °F 0 °R
Freezing point of ice[1] 273.15 K 0 °C 32 °F 491.67 °R
Triple point of water

(by definition)

273.16 K 0.01 °C 32.018 °F 491.688 °R
Boiling point of water[2] 373.1339 K 99.9839 °C 211.9710 °F 671.641 °R

References

  1. ^ The ice point of purified water has been measured to be 0.000089(10) degrees Celsius - see Magnum, B.W. (June 1995). "Reproducibility of the Temperature of the Ice Point in Routine Measurements" (PDF). Nist Technical Note 1411. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
  2. ^ For VSMOW in temperature measurement.

See also

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