Convert Btu (IT)/minute to calorie (th)/hour
Please provide values below to convert Btu (IT)/minute [Btu/min] to calorie (th)/hour [cal(th)/h], or Convert calorie (th)/hour to Btu (IT)/minute.
How to Convert Btu (It)/minute to Calorie (Th)/hour
1 Btu/min = 15.1298640633458 cal(th)/h
Example: convert 15 Btu/min to cal(th)/h:
15 Btu/min = 15 × 15.1298640633458 cal(th)/h = 226.947960950187 cal(th)/h
Btu (It)/minute to Calorie (Th)/hour Conversion Table
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Btu (It)/minute
Btu (IT)/minute is a unit of power representing the rate of energy transfer, specifically in British thermal units per minute.
History/Origin
The British thermal unit (Btu) has been used historically in the United States and the UK to measure heat energy. The 'IT' designation refers to the International Table value of the Btu. The unit per minute was adopted to quantify power, which is energy transfer rate, in various engineering and thermodynamic contexts.
Current Use
Btu (IT)/minute is used in engineering, HVAC, and thermodynamics to measure heat transfer rates, especially in systems where energy flow is expressed per unit time. It is part of power conversions within the broader category of common energy and power units.
Calorie (Th)/hour
Calorie per hour (cal(th)/h) is a unit of power representing the amount of heat energy in calories transferred or used per hour.
History/Origin
The calorie, originally defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C, has been used in various contexts including nutrition and physics. The 'th' denotes the thermochemical calorie, an older standard. The unit cal(th)/h has been used historically in thermodynamics and heat transfer measurements.
Current Use
Today, cal(th)/h is rarely used in modern scientific contexts, having been largely replaced by SI units like watts. However, it may still appear in legacy systems or specialized fields involving heat transfer calculations.