Convert kilocalorie (IT)/minute to Btu (th)/hour
Please provide values below to convert kilocalorie (IT)/minute [kcal/min] to Btu (th)/hour [Btu(th)/h], or Convert Btu (th)/hour to kilocalorie (IT)/minute.
How to Convert Kilocalorie (It)/minute to Btu (Th)/hour
1 kcal/min = 238.258561414064 Btu(th)/h
Example: convert 15 kcal/min to Btu(th)/h:
15 kcal/min = 15 × 238.258561414064 Btu(th)/h = 3573.87842121095 Btu(th)/h
Kilocalorie (It)/minute to Btu (Th)/hour 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 (Th)/hour
Btu (th)/hour is a unit of power that measures the rate of energy transfer, specifically the amount of thermal energy in British thermal units (Btu) delivered or consumed per hour.
History/Origin
The Btu (th)/hour originated from the British thermal unit (Btu), a traditional unit of heat energy, and has been used primarily in the heating and energy industries to quantify thermal power rates. Its usage dates back to the early 20th century as a standard measure in thermal energy calculations.
Current Use
Today, Btu (th)/hour is used mainly in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry, as well as in energy consumption and efficiency assessments, to specify thermal power rates of equipment and systems.