Gigamoles per second, anyone? : ) --
> From: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 14:20:17 -0500 (CDT) > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:47616] Oil Spill Technical Team Using SI > > > I *heard* on a news network that the Technical Team assigned to measure the > flow rate of crude oil and gas leaking from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico is > measuring depth in meters, *independent* of BP statements. > > What unit of flow rate is being used by the Team? I would like to hear the > rate in kg/s for each major hydrocarbon component of the liquid and gas > leakage. > > Neither "barrels per day" nor "gallons per day" is acceptable. > > Gene Mechtly. >
