Convert femtowatt to foot pound-force/hour
Please provide values below to convert femtowatt [fW] to foot pound-force/hour [ft*lbf/h], or Convert foot pound-force/hour to femtowatt.
How to Convert Femtowatt to Foot Pound-Force/hour
1 fW = 2.65522441956794e-12 ft*lbf/h
Example: convert 15 fW to ft*lbf/h:
15 fW = 15 × 2.65522441956794e-12 ft*lbf/h = 3.98283662935191e-11 ft*lbf/h
Femtowatt to Foot Pound-Force/hour Conversion Table
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Femtowatt
A femtowatt (fW) is a unit of power equal to 10^-15 watts, representing an extremely small amount of power.
History/Origin
The femtowatt was introduced as part of the SI prefixes to measure very small quantities of power, particularly in scientific and technological contexts, gaining recognition as the need to quantify minute power levels grew.
Current Use
Femtowatts are used in fields such as quantum physics, nanotechnology, and optical measurements, where precise measurement of extremely low power levels is required.
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.