Convert kilocalorie (th)/hour to Btu (IT)/hour
Please provide values below to convert kilocalorie (th)/hour [kcal(th)/h] to Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h], or Convert Btu (IT)/hour to kilocalorie (th)/hour.
How to Convert Kilocalorie (Th)/hour to Btu (It)/hour
1 kcal(th)/h = 3.96566682613879 Btu/h
Example: convert 15 kcal(th)/h to Btu/h:
15 kcal(th)/h = 15 × 3.96566682613879 Btu/h = 59.4850023920819 Btu/h
Kilocalorie (Th)/hour to Btu (It)/hour Conversion Table
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Kilocalorie (Th)/hour
A kilocalorie (th)/hour (kcal(th)/h) is a unit of power representing the rate at which energy in kilocalories per hour is transferred or converted.
History/Origin
The kilocalorie, often used in nutrition and energy measurement, has been adapted into various units including the thermochemical kilocalorie (kcal(th)). Its use in power measurement, such as kcal(th)/h, is primarily for specialized scientific and engineering applications, integrating energy units with time to express power.
Current Use
The kcal(th)/h unit is used in contexts requiring the measurement of energy transfer rates in thermochemical terms, such as in thermal engineering, calorimetry, and energy efficiency assessments where energy flow is expressed in kilocalories per hour.
Btu (It)/hour
Btu (IT)/hour (Btu/h) is a unit of power that measures the rate of energy transfer, specifically the amount of British thermal units (IT) transferred per hour.
History/Origin
The Btu (IT) originated from the British thermal unit used in the United States and was standardized for industrial and engineering purposes. The per-hour notation became common in applications requiring power measurement, especially in heating and cooling systems.
Current Use
Btu/h is widely used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industries to specify the capacity of heating and cooling equipment, as well as in energy analysis and thermodynamics.