Convert foot pound-force/hour to kilocalorie (IT)/minute
Please provide values below to convert foot pound-force/hour [ft*lbf/h] to kilocalorie (IT)/minute [kcal/min], or Convert kilocalorie (IT)/minute to foot pound-force/hour.
How to Convert Foot Pound-Force/hour to Kilocalorie (It)/minute
1 ft*lbf/h = 5.39719117225566e-06 kcal/min
Example: convert 15 ft*lbf/h to kcal/min:
15 ft*lbf/h = 15 × 5.39719117225566e-06 kcal/min = 8.09578675838349e-05 kcal/min
Foot Pound-Force/hour to Kilocalorie (It)/minute 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.
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.