Convert Btu (th)/second to kilocalorie (IT)/minute
Please provide values below to convert Btu (th)/second [Btu(th)/s] to kilocalorie (IT)/minute [kcal/min], or Convert kilocalorie (IT)/minute to Btu (th)/second.
How to Convert Btu (Th)/second to Kilocalorie (It)/minute
1 Btu(th)/s = 15.109630266552 kcal/min
Example: convert 15 Btu(th)/s to kcal/min:
15 Btu(th)/s = 15 × 15.109630266552 kcal/min = 226.64445399828 kcal/min
Btu (Th)/second to Kilocalorie (It)/minute Conversion Table
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Btu (Th)/second
Btu (th)/second is a unit of power representing the rate of energy transfer, specifically one British thermal unit (th) per second.
History/Origin
The British thermal unit (th) has been used historically in the United States for measuring heat energy, and its use in power units like Btu (th)/s dates back to traditional energy and heat transfer calculations in engineering and thermodynamics.
Current Use
Btu (th)/second is primarily used in the United States for industrial and engineering applications involving heat transfer rates, although it is less common compared to SI units like watts.
Kilocalorie (It)/minute
A unit of power representing the energy expended or transferred at a rate of one kilocalorie per minute.
History/Origin
The kilocalorie (kcal) has historically been used to measure energy in food and nutrition, while the minute as a time unit has been standard in timekeeping. Combining these, kcal/min was used to quantify power, especially in contexts like metabolic rates and energy expenditure, before the widespread adoption of the watt as the SI unit of power.
Current Use
The kcal/min is primarily used in fields such as physiology and sports science to express rates of energy expenditure, though it is less common today with the adoption of the watt (W) as the standard SI unit of power.