There is an entry for the "sabin" at
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html, but no SI equivalent is
given.
The GNU Units program (see, e.g.,
http://www.appwatch.com/Linux/App/746/data.html) gives:
fastice:~$ units
2112 units, 59 prefixes
You have: sabin
You want:
Definition: ft^2 = 0.09290304 m^2
Hope that's useful.
Bruce
On 2001-03-30 11:48 -0500, Karl G. Ruling wrote:
> Does anyone know the SI or metric equivalent of the sabine? The sabine is
> the unit of sound absorbtion of one square foot of a perfect sound absorber
> (an open window, e.g.). I can't find the sabine listed in IEEE/ASTM SI 10
> or in the NIST guide.
> Best regards,
> Karl G. Ruling
> Technical Standards Manager
>
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