Convert foot pound-force/hour to hectojoule/second
Please provide values below to convert foot pound-force/hour [ft*lbf/h] to hectojoule/second [hJ/s], or Convert hectojoule/second to foot pound-force/hour.
How to Convert Foot Pound-Force/hour to Hectojoule/second
1 ft*lbf/h = 3.76616e-06 hJ/s
Example: convert 15 ft*lbf/h to hJ/s:
15 ft*lbf/h = 15 × 3.76616e-06 hJ/s = 5.64924e-05 hJ/s
Foot Pound-Force/hour to Hectojoule/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.
Hectojoule/second
Hectojoule per second (hJ/s) is a unit of power representing one hundred joules of energy transferred or converted per second.
History/Origin
The unit hJ/s is derived from the SI unit joule (J) and the metric prefix hecto- (h), used to express larger quantities of energy transfer rate, particularly in scientific and engineering contexts. It has been used as an alternative to watts in certain fields, though watts are more standard.
Current Use
Hectojoule per second is occasionally used in scientific and engineering applications to quantify power, especially in contexts where larger energy transfer rates are involved. However, the watt (W) remains the standard SI unit for power, and hJ/s is less common in everyday use.