The current unit language org.iets3.core.expr.typetags.physunits (see documentation) provides a stripunit expression (concept StripUnitExpression), which is useful for stripping the unit from a tagged expression. This is especially needed if converting an expression with a unit to an expression with a unit of unspecified quantity.
However, the StripUnitExpression is currently only supported in the editor and the typesystem. The interpreter bails out if it encounters a node of this concept. A (trivial) interpreter rule should be implemented which ignores the unit tag and just evaluates the contained expression.
Remark: There is a NoConvertExpression which extends the StripUnitExpression. The extended one has an interpreter rule, but overrides the typesystem of the StripUnitExpression. It should be checked if this extends-relationship is really wanted.