Convert Btu (IT)/hour to femtojoule/second
Please provide values below to convert Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] to femtojoule/second [fJ/s], or Convert femtojoule/second to Btu (IT)/hour.
How to Convert Btu (It)/hour to Femtojoule/second
1 Btu/h = 293071070000000 fJ/s
Example: convert 15 Btu/h to fJ/s:
15 Btu/h = 15 × 293071070000000 fJ/s = 4.39606605e+15 fJ/s
Btu (It)/hour to Femtojoule/second Conversion Table
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Btu (It)/hour
Btu (IT)/hour (Btu/h) is a unit of power that measures the rate of energy transfer, specifically the amount of British thermal units (IT) transferred per hour.
History/Origin
The Btu (IT) originated from the British thermal unit used in the United States and was standardized for industrial and engineering purposes. The per-hour notation became common in applications requiring power measurement, especially in heating and cooling systems.
Current Use
Btu/h is widely used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industries to specify the capacity of heating and cooling equipment, as well as in energy analysis and thermodynamics.
Femtojoule/second
A femtojoule per second (fJ/s) is a unit of power representing the rate of energy transfer of one femtojoule (10^-15 joules) per second.
History/Origin
The femtojoule/second unit emerged with the development of high-precision measurements in nanotechnology and quantum physics, where extremely small energy transfer rates are relevant. It is derived from the SI units of energy (joule) and time (second), with 'femto' denoting 10^-15.
Current Use
The femtojoule/second is used in scientific research to quantify very small power levels, particularly in fields like nanotechnology, quantum computing, and molecular physics, where energy transfer rates are extremely low.