Convert kilocalorie (th)/hour to foot pound-force/second
Please provide values below to convert kilocalorie (th)/hour [kcal(th)/h] to foot pound-force/second [ft*lbf/s], or Convert foot pound-force/second to kilocalorie (th)/hour.
How to Convert Kilocalorie (Th)/hour to Foot Pound-Force/second
1 kcal(th)/h = 0.857211117466029 ft*lbf/s
Example: convert 15 kcal(th)/h to ft*lbf/s:
15 kcal(th)/h = 15 × 0.857211117466029 ft*lbf/s = 12.8581667619904 ft*lbf/s
Kilocalorie (Th)/hour to Foot Pound-Force/second Conversion Table
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Kilocalorie (Th)/hour
A kilocalorie (th)/hour (kcal(th)/h) is a unit of power representing the rate at which energy in kilocalories per hour is transferred or converted.
History/Origin
The kilocalorie, often used in nutrition and energy measurement, has been adapted into various units including the thermochemical kilocalorie (kcal(th)). Its use in power measurement, such as kcal(th)/h, is primarily for specialized scientific and engineering applications, integrating energy units with time to express power.
Current Use
The kcal(th)/h unit is used in contexts requiring the measurement of energy transfer rates in thermochemical terms, such as in thermal engineering, calorimetry, and energy efficiency assessments where energy flow is expressed in kilocalories per hour.
Foot Pound-Force/second
The foot pound-force per second (ft·lbf/s) is a unit of power representing the rate of work done or energy transferred, where one foot pound-force is the work done when a force of one pound-force moves an object one foot.
History/Origin
The foot pound-force per second has been used historically in engineering and physics, especially in the United States, as a practical unit of power in mechanical and thermodynamic contexts before the widespread adoption of the SI system.
Current Use
Today, the foot pound-force per second is primarily used in certain engineering fields, such as mechanical and aerospace engineering, for expressing power in systems where imperial units are standard, though it is less common with the global shift towards SI units.