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| Unit of Measure |
Multiplied by |
Yields |
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British Thermal Units | x 0.2530 | = kilogram-calories |
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x 777.5 |
= foot-pounds |
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x 3.927 x 10-4 |
= horse-power-hours |
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x 107.5 |
= kilogram-meters |
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x 2.928 x 10-4 |
= kilowatt-hours |
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BTU Per Minute |
x 12.96 |
= foot-pounds per second |
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x 0.02356 |
= horse-power |
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x 0.01757 |
= kilowatts |
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Horsepower |
x 17.57 |
= watts |
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x 746 |
= watts |
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x 0.746 |
= kilowatts |
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Kilowatts | x 56.92 | = BTUs per minute |
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x 4.425 x 104 |
= foot-pounds per minute |
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x 737.6 |
= foot-pounds per second |
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x 1.341 |
= horse-power |
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x 14.34 |
= kilogram-calories per minute |
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x 103 |
= watts |
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Kilowatt-hours | x 3.415 | = British thermal units |
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x 2.655 x 106 |
= foot-pounds |
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x 1.341 |
= horse-power-hours |
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x 860.5 |
= kilogram-calories |
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x 3.671 x 105 |
= kilogram-meters |
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Watts | x 0.05692 | = BTUs per minute |
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x 107 |
= ergs per second |
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x 44.26 |
= foot-pounds per minute |
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x 0.7376 |
= foot-pounds per second |
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x 1.341 x 10-3 |
= horse-power |
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x 0.01434 |
= kilogram-calories per minute |
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x 10-3 |
= kilowatts |
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Watt-hours | x 3.415 | = BTUs |
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x 2,655 |
= foot-pounds |
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x 1.341 x 10-3 |
= horsepower-hours |
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x 0.8605 |
= kilogram-calories |
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x 367.1 |
= kilogram-meters |
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x 10-3 |
= kilowatt-hours |
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| Direct conversion in energy should consider relative efficiencies. |
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