Convert kilocalorie (IT)/minute to Btu (IT)/minute
Please provide values below to convert kilocalorie (IT)/minute [kcal/min] to Btu (IT)/minute [Btu/min], or Convert Btu (IT)/minute to kilocalorie (IT)/minute.
How to Convert Kilocalorie (It)/minute to Btu (It)/minute
1 kcal/min = 3.96832072165977 Btu/min
Example: convert 15 kcal/min to Btu/min:
15 kcal/min = 15 × 3.96832072165977 Btu/min = 59.5248108248965 Btu/min
Kilocalorie (It)/minute to Btu (It)/minute Conversion Table
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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.
Btu (It)/minute
Btu (IT)/minute is a unit of power representing the rate of energy transfer, specifically in British thermal units per minute.
History/Origin
The British thermal unit (Btu) has been used historically in the United States and the UK to measure heat energy. The 'IT' designation refers to the International Table value of the Btu. The unit per minute was adopted to quantify power, which is energy transfer rate, in various engineering and thermodynamic contexts.
Current Use
Btu (IT)/minute is used in engineering, HVAC, and thermodynamics to measure heat transfer rates, especially in systems where energy flow is expressed per unit time. It is part of power conversions within the broader category of common energy and power units.