convdensity

Convert from density units to specified density units

Syntax

convertedValues = convdensity(valuesToConvert,inputDensityUnits,outputDensityUnits)

Description

convertedValues = convdensity(valuesToConvert,inputDensityUnits,outputDensityUnits) computes the conversion factor from specified input density units to specified output density units. The function then applies the conversion factor to the input to produce the output in the specified units.

Examples

Convert Density

Convert three densities from pound mass per feet cubed to kilograms per meters cubed.

a = convdensity([0.3 0.1 0.5],'lbm/ft^3','kg/m^3')

a = 1×3

    4.8055    1.6018    8.0092

Input Arguments

valuesToConvert — Values to convert

floating-point array of size m-by-n

Values to convert, specified as a floating-point array of size m-by-n. All values must have the same unit conversions from inputDensityUnits to outputDensityUnits.

Data Types: double

inputDensityUnits — Input mass units

'lbm/ft^3' | 'kg/m^3' | 'slug/ft^3' | 'lbm/in^3'

Input mass units, specified as one of these.

'lbm/ft^3'	Pound mass per feet cubed
'kg/m^3'	Kilograms per meters cubed
'slug/ft^3'	Slugs per feet cubed
'lbm/in^3'	Pound mass per inch cubed

Data Types: string

outputDensityUnits — Output mass units

'lbm/ft^3' | 'kg/m^3' | 'slug/ft^3' | 'lbm/in^3'

Output mass units, specified as one of these.

'lbm/ft^3'	Pound mass per feet cubed
'kg/m^3'	Kilograms per meters cubed
'slug/ft^3'	Slugs per feet cubed
'lbm/in^3'	Pound mass per inch cubed

Data Types: string

Output Arguments

convertedValues — Converted values

floating-point array of size m-by-n

Converted values, returned as a floating-point array of size m-by-n.

Version History

Introduced in R2006b