Convert foot pound-force/hour to Btu (IT)/hour
Please provide values below to convert foot pound-force/hour [ft*lbf/h] to Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h], or Convert Btu (IT)/hour to foot pound-force/hour.
How to Convert Foot Pound-Force/hour to Btu (It)/hour
1 ft*lbf/h = 0.00128506713405728 Btu/h
Example: convert 15 ft*lbf/h to Btu/h:
15 ft*lbf/h = 15 × 0.00128506713405728 Btu/h = 0.0192760070108592 Btu/h
Foot Pound-Force/hour to Btu (It)/hour Conversion Table
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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.
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.