Madan,
The Celsius temperature scale is defined such that a temperature in
degrees Celsius is equivalent to that numerical quantity plus 273.15 K.
For example, 1 °C = 274.15 K or 274.15 kelvins. Note that the spelled
out unit name is not capitalized (unless it is the first word in a
sentence) and that there is no raised circle (or word "degrees") used
with kelvins. Kelvins are used to express "absolute" (colloquial name)
or thermodynamic temperatures. You can convert a temperature in kelvins
to a temperature in degrees Rankine (but why?) by multiplying with 9/5.
So multiply 273.15 by 9/5 to find out how many degrees Rankine (°R) to
add to degrees Fahrenheit (°F) to express the thermodynamic temperature
in degrees Rankine. The classical steam tables and charts used by
engineers were expressed in these units. Hopefully, they are now
available in SI.
I have never used the Reaumur scale and know nothing about it.
Jim
M R wrote:
>
> This website
>
> http://students.washington.edu/kyle/temp.html
>
> helps us to convert celsius to
> Fahrenheit
> Kelvin
> Rankine &
> Reaumur
>
> 1 Celsius =
> 33.8 Fahrenheit
> 274 Kelvin
> 493 Rankine
> .8 Reaumur.
>
> It seems that Kelvin is used in scientific areas.
> Is it still used and what about Rankine and Reaumur.
>
> Madan
>
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