Convert Btu (IT)/hour to kilocalorie (IT)/second
Please provide values below to convert Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] to kilocalorie (IT)/second [kcal/s], or Convert kilocalorie (IT)/second to Btu (IT)/hour.
How to Convert Btu (It)/hour to Kilocalorie (It)/second
1 Btu/h = 6.99988224897296e-05 kcal/s
Example: convert 15 Btu/h to kcal/s:
15 Btu/h = 15 × 6.99988224897296e-05 kcal/s = 0.00104998233734594 kcal/s
Btu (It)/hour to Kilocalorie (It)/second Conversion Table
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Btu (It)/hour
Btu (IT)/hour (Btu/h) is a unit of power that measures the rate of energy transfer, specifically the amount of British thermal units (IT) transferred per hour.
History/Origin
The Btu (IT) originated from the British thermal unit used in the United States and was standardized for industrial and engineering purposes. The per-hour notation became common in applications requiring power measurement, especially in heating and cooling systems.
Current Use
Btu/h is widely used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industries to specify the capacity of heating and cooling equipment, as well as in energy analysis and thermodynamics.
Kilocalorie (It)/second
A kilocalorie per second (kcal/s) is a unit of power representing the rate at which energy in kilocalories is transferred or converted per second.
History/Origin
The kilocalorie, often used in nutrition and thermodynamics, has been a standard unit of energy measurement. Its use in power calculations, such as kcal/s, emerged in contexts requiring energy transfer rates, though it is less common than SI units like watts.
Current Use
Kcal/s is primarily used in specialized fields like thermodynamics and calorimetry to quantify energy transfer rates, especially in contexts involving heat transfer and energy consumption, though it is less prevalent than SI units.