Convert foot pound-force/hour to calorie (IT)/second
Please provide values below to convert foot pound-force/hour [ft*lbf/h] to calorie (IT)/second [cal/s], or Convert calorie (IT)/second to foot pound-force/hour.
How to Convert Foot Pound-Force/hour to Calorie (It)/second
1 ft*lbf/h = 8.9953186204261e-08 cal/s
Example: convert 15 ft*lbf/h to cal/s:
15 ft*lbf/h = 15 × 8.9953186204261e-08 cal/s = 1.34929779306392e-06 cal/s
Foot Pound-Force/hour to Calorie (It)/second Conversion Table
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Foot Pound-Force/hour
Foot pound-force per hour (ft*lbf/h) is a unit of power representing the amount of work done in foot-pounds over the period of one hour.
History/Origin
The foot pound-force is an imperial unit of work or energy, and its use in power measurements like ft*lbf/h has been common in engineering fields in the United States. It has been used historically in mechanical and thermodynamic contexts before the adoption of SI units.
Current Use
Today, ft*lbf/h is primarily used in specific engineering applications, such as in the measurement of small power outputs in mechanical systems, though it is largely replaced by SI units like watts in most scientific and international contexts.
Calorie (It)/second
Calorie per second (cal/s) is a unit of power representing the rate at which energy in calories is transferred or converted per second.
History/Origin
The calorie, originally defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius, has been used in various contexts including nutrition and thermodynamics. The use of calories per second as a power unit became common in scientific and engineering fields to quantify energy transfer rates before the adoption of the SI unit watt.
Current Use
Calorie per second is primarily used in scientific research, thermodynamics, and certain engineering applications to measure power, especially in contexts where energy transfer in calories is relevant. It is less common in everyday use, having been largely replaced by the watt (W) in SI units.