Convert petawatt to calorie (th)/second
Please provide values below to convert petawatt [PW] to calorie (th)/second [cal(th)/s], or Convert calorie (th)/second to petawatt.
How to Convert Petawatt to Calorie (Th)/second
1 PW = 239005736137.667 cal(th)/s
Example: convert 15 PW to cal(th)/s:
15 PW = 15 × 239005736137.667 cal(th)/s = 3585086042065.01 cal(th)/s
Petawatt to Calorie (Th)/second Conversion Table
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Petawatt
A petawatt (PW) is a unit of power equal to 10^15 watts, used to measure extremely high power levels.
History/Origin
The petawatt was introduced in the 1980s as part of the SI prefixes to describe ultra-high power outputs, particularly in laser physics and astrophysics research.
Current Use
Petawatts are primarily used in scientific research involving high-intensity lasers, astrophysics, and nuclear physics to quantify extremely large power outputs.
Calorie (Th)/second
Calorie (th)/second (cal(th)/s) is a unit of power representing the rate at which thermal calories are transferred or converted per second.
History/Origin
The calorie (th), or thermochemical calorie, was historically used to quantify energy in thermodynamics and nutrition. Its use in power measurement, such as cal(th)/s, emerged in scientific contexts to express thermal energy transfer rates before the adoption of the watt as the standard SI unit.
Current Use
Today, cal(th)/s is rarely used in scientific practice, having been largely replaced by watts (W). It may still appear in specialized fields or historical references related to thermal energy transfer rates.