Convert foot pound-force/hour to foot pound-force/second
Please provide values below to convert foot pound-force/hour [ft*lbf/h] to foot pound-force/second [ft*lbf/s], or Convert foot pound-force/second to foot pound-force/hour.
How to Convert Foot Pound-Force/hour to Foot Pound-Force/second
1 ft*lbf/h = 0.000277777706070347 ft*lbf/s
Example: convert 15 ft*lbf/h to ft*lbf/s:
15 ft*lbf/h = 15 × 0.000277777706070347 ft*lbf/s = 0.0041666655910552 ft*lbf/s
Foot Pound-Force/hour to Foot Pound-Force/second Conversion Table
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Foot Pound-Force/hour
Foot pound-force per hour (ft*lbf/h) is a unit of power representing the amount of work done in foot-pounds over the period of one hour.
History/Origin
The foot pound-force is an imperial unit of work or energy, and its use in power measurements like ft*lbf/h has been common in engineering fields in the United States. It has been used historically in mechanical and thermodynamic contexts before the adoption of SI units.
Current Use
Today, ft*lbf/h is primarily used in specific engineering applications, such as in the measurement of small power outputs in mechanical systems, though it is largely replaced by SI units like watts in most scientific and international contexts.
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.