Convert kilocalorie (IT)/hour to Btu (IT)/hour
Please provide values below to convert kilocalorie (IT)/hour [kcal/h] to Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h], or Convert Btu (IT)/hour to kilocalorie (IT)/hour.
How to Convert Kilocalorie (It)/hour to Btu (It)/hour
1 kcal/h = 3.96832072165977 Btu/h
Example: convert 15 kcal/h to Btu/h:
15 kcal/h = 15 × 3.96832072165977 Btu/h = 59.5248108248965 Btu/h
Kilocalorie (It)/hour to Btu (It)/hour Conversion Table
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Kilocalorie (It)/hour
Kilocalorie per hour (kcal/h) is a unit of power representing the rate at which energy in kilocalories is transferred or converted per hour.
History/Origin
The kilocalorie, often used in nutrition and energy measurement, has been adopted as a unit of energy. Its use in power measurement, such as kcal/h, emerged in contexts like thermal and caloric power calculations, especially in fields related to heating and energy transfer.
Current Use
kcal/h is used in applications involving thermal power, such as heating systems, calorimetry, and energy transfer calculations 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.