Convert MBtu (IT)/hour to petajoule/second
Please provide values below to convert MBtu (IT)/hour [MBtu/h] to petajoule/second [PJ/s], or Convert petajoule/second to MBtu (IT)/hour.
How to Convert Mbtu (It)/hour to Petajoule/second
1 MBtu/h = 2.9307107e-10 PJ/s
Example: convert 15 MBtu/h to PJ/s:
15 MBtu/h = 15 × 2.9307107e-10 PJ/s = 4.39606605e-09 PJ/s
Mbtu (It)/hour to Petajoule/second Conversion Table
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Mbtu (It)/hour
MBtu/h (Million British thermal units per hour) is a unit of power used to measure the rate of energy transfer or consumption, particularly in heating, cooling, and energy industries.
History/Origin
The MBtu/h unit originated from the British thermal unit (Btu), a traditional unit of heat energy, with the 'Million' prefix indicating a large-scale measurement. It has been used primarily in the United States and industry contexts to quantify energy flow rates in power and energy systems.
Current Use
Today, MBtu/h is used in the energy sector to specify heating and cooling capacities, energy production rates, and power consumption in industrial and commercial applications, especially where large-scale thermal energy transfer is involved.
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.