Convert kilocalorie (IT)/hour to Btu (th)/hour
Please provide values below to convert kilocalorie (IT)/hour [kcal/h] to Btu (th)/hour [Btu(th)/h], or Convert Btu (th)/hour to kilocalorie (IT)/hour.
How to Convert Kilocalorie (It)/hour to Btu (Th)/hour
1 kcal/h = 3.97097602356773 Btu(th)/h
Example: convert 15 kcal/h to Btu(th)/h:
15 kcal/h = 15 × 3.97097602356773 Btu(th)/h = 59.5646403535159 Btu(th)/h
Kilocalorie (It)/hour to Btu (Th)/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 (Th)/hour
Btu (th)/hour is a unit of power that measures the rate of energy transfer, specifically the amount of thermal energy in British thermal units (Btu) delivered or consumed per hour.
History/Origin
The Btu (th)/hour originated from the British thermal unit (Btu), a traditional unit of heat energy, and has been used primarily in the heating and energy industries to quantify thermal power rates. Its usage dates back to the early 20th century as a standard measure in thermal energy calculations.
Current Use
Today, Btu (th)/hour is used mainly in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry, as well as in energy consumption and efficiency assessments, to specify thermal power rates of equipment and systems.