Convert MBtu (IT)/hour to hectojoule/second
Please provide values below to convert MBtu (IT)/hour [MBtu/h] to hectojoule/second [hJ/s], or Convert hectojoule/second to MBtu (IT)/hour.
How to Convert Mbtu (It)/hour to Hectojoule/second
1 MBtu/h = 2930.7107 hJ/s
Example: convert 15 MBtu/h to hJ/s:
15 MBtu/h = 15 × 2930.7107 hJ/s = 43960.6605 hJ/s
Mbtu (It)/hour to Hectojoule/second Conversion Table
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Mbtu (It)/hour
MBtu/h (Million British thermal units per hour) is a unit of power used to measure the rate of energy transfer or consumption, particularly in heating, cooling, and energy industries.
History/Origin
The MBtu/h unit originated from the British thermal unit (Btu), a traditional unit of heat energy, with the 'Million' prefix indicating a large-scale measurement. It has been used primarily in the United States and industry contexts to quantify energy flow rates in power and energy systems.
Current Use
Today, MBtu/h is used in the energy sector to specify heating and cooling capacities, energy production rates, and power consumption in industrial and commercial applications, especially where large-scale thermal energy transfer is involved.
Hectojoule/second
Hectojoule per second (hJ/s) is a unit of power representing one hundred joules of energy transferred or converted per second.
History/Origin
The unit hJ/s is derived from the SI unit joule (J) and the metric prefix hecto- (h), used to express larger quantities of energy transfer rate, particularly in scientific and engineering contexts. It has been used as an alternative to watts in certain fields, though watts are more standard.
Current Use
Hectojoule per second is occasionally used in scientific and engineering applications to quantify power, especially in contexts where larger energy transfer rates are involved. However, the watt (W) remains the standard SI unit for power, and hJ/s is less common in everyday use.