Btu per Hour Conversion Calculator

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What Are Btu per Hour?

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Btu per hour are a measurement of power.

The btu per hour is a US customary unit of power. Btu per hour can be abbreviated as Btu/h; for example, 1 btu per hour can be written as 1 Btu/h.

In the expressions of units, the slash, or solidus (/), is used to express a change in one or more units relative to a change in one or more other units.

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How Much Is a Btu per Hour?

One BTU per hour is equal to one british thermal unit, or the energy needed to heat one pound of water 1 °F, for one hour.

How to Convert Btu per Hour

To convert btu per hour to another unit of power, you need to multiply the value by a conversion factor. A conversion factor is a numerical value used to change the units of a measurement without changing the value.[1]

You can find the conversion factors for btu per hour in the conversion table below.

Then, multiply the power measurement by the conversion factor to find the equivalent value in the desired unit of measurement.

btu per hour × conversion factor = result

You can also use a calculator, such as one of the converters below, for the conversion.

Btu per Hour Conversion Table

Btu Per Hours and the equivalent power measurements
btu per hour watts microwatts milliwatts kilowatts megawatts horsepower kilocalories per hour
1 Btu/h 0.293071 W 293,071 µW 293.071 mW 0.000293 kW 0.00000029307 MW 0.000393 hp 0.252164 kcal/h
2 Btu/h 0.586142 W 586,142 µW 586.142 mW 0.000586 kW 0.00000058614 MW 0.000786 hp 0.504329 kcal/h
3 Btu/h 0.879213 W 879,213 µW 879.213 mW 0.000879 kW 0.00000087921 MW 0.001179 hp 0.756493 kcal/h
4 Btu/h 1.172284 W 1,172,284 µW 1,172 mW 0.001172 kW 0.0000011723 MW 0.001572 hp 1.008658 kcal/h
5 Btu/h 1.465355 W 1,465,355 µW 1,465 mW 0.001465 kW 0.0000014654 MW 0.001965 hp 1.260822 kcal/h
6 Btu/h 1.758426 W 1,758,426 µW 1,758 mW 0.001758 kW 0.0000017584 MW 0.002358 hp 1.512986 kcal/h
7 Btu/h 2.051497 W 2,051,497 µW 2,051 mW 0.002051 kW 0.0000020515 MW 0.002751 hp 1.765151 kcal/h
8 Btu/h 2.344568 W 2,344,568 µW 2,345 mW 0.002345 kW 0.0000023446 MW 0.003144 hp 2.017315 kcal/h
9 Btu/h 2.637639 W 2,637,639 µW 2,638 mW 0.002638 kW 0.0000026376 MW 0.003537 hp 2.269479 kcal/h
10 Btu/h 2.93071 W 2,930,710 µW 2,931 mW 0.002931 kW 0.0000029307 MW 0.00393 hp 2.521644 kcal/h
11 Btu/h 3.223781 W 3,223,781 µW 3,224 mW 0.003224 kW 0.0000032238 MW 0.004323 hp 2.773808 kcal/h
12 Btu/h 3.516852 W 3,516,852 µW 3,517 mW 0.003517 kW 0.0000035169 MW 0.004716 hp 3.025973 kcal/h
13 Btu/h 3.809923 W 3,809,923 µW 3,810 mW 0.00381 kW 0.0000038099 MW 0.005109 hp 3.278137 kcal/h
14 Btu/h 4.102994 W 4,102,994 µW 4,103 mW 0.004103 kW 0.000004103 MW 0.005502 hp 3.530301 kcal/h
15 Btu/h 4.396065 W 4,396,065 µW 4,396 mW 0.004396 kW 0.0000043961 MW 0.005895 hp 3.782466 kcal/h
16 Btu/h 4.689136 W 4,689,136 µW 4,689 mW 0.004689 kW 0.0000046891 MW 0.006288 hp 4.03463 kcal/h
17 Btu/h 4.982207 W 4,982,207 µW 4,982 mW 0.004982 kW 0.0000049822 MW 0.006681 hp 4.286795 kcal/h
18 Btu/h 5.275278 W 5,275,278 µW 5,275 mW 0.005275 kW 0.0000052753 MW 0.007074 hp 4.538959 kcal/h
19 Btu/h 5.568349 W 5,568,349 µW 5,568 mW 0.005568 kW 0.0000055683 MW 0.007467 hp 4.791123 kcal/h
20 Btu/h 5.86142 W 5,861,420 µW 5,861 mW 0.005861 kW 0.0000058614 MW 0.00786 hp 5.043288 kcal/h

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References

  1. National Institute of Standards & Technology, Unit Conversion, https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/unit-conversion

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