Convert foot pound-force/hour to petajoule/second
Please provide values below to convert foot pound-force/hour [ft*lbf/h] to petajoule/second [PJ/s], or Convert petajoule/second to foot pound-force/hour.
How to Convert Foot Pound-Force/hour to Petajoule/second
1 ft*lbf/h = 3.76616e-19 PJ/s
Example: convert 15 ft*lbf/h to PJ/s:
15 ft*lbf/h = 15 × 3.76616e-19 PJ/s = 5.64924e-18 PJ/s
Foot Pound-Force/hour to Petajoule/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.
Petajoule/second
A petajoule per second (PJ/s) is a unit of power representing the transfer or conversion of one petajoule of energy every second.
History/Origin
The petajoule (PJ) is a metric unit of energy introduced as part of the International System of Units (SI) to measure large quantities of energy. The concept of power in terms of energy per unit time has been fundamental in physics, with the watt (W) as the SI base unit. The petajoule per second emerged as a large-scale unit for high-energy power measurements, especially in fields like energy production and scientific research.
Current Use
Petajoule per second is used in scientific and engineering contexts to quantify extremely high power levels, such as in nuclear energy, large-scale power generation, and astrophysics. It is also used in theoretical and large-scale energy calculations where conventional units like watts are insufficient.