Thermal Units
Latent heat of ice = 144 BTU/lb = 288,000 BTU/ton
1 ton refrigeration = 12,000 BTU/hr = 288,000/24 hours
1 British Thermal Unit (BTU) = .252 kcal
1 kilo – calorie (kcal) = 3.97 BTU
1 BTU/lb = 0.555 kcal/kg
1 watt = 1.8 BTU/lb
= 1 kcal/kg/°C.
= 3.413 BTU/hr
HEAT, ENERGY, WORK
1 ft lb = .001285 BTU = 0.13826 kg-meter
1 joule = 1 watt – second = .000948 BTU
1 BTU = 778.1 ft lb = .252 kcal
1 KCAL = 3.968 BTU = 1000 cal
1 hp-hr = .746 kw-hr = 2544.7 BTU
1 kw-hr = 1.341 hp-hr = 3413 BTU
1 boiler horsepower = 33479 BTU/hr = Evaporation of 34.5 water/hr at 212° F.

February 20th, 2010

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