Convert kilocalorie (IT)/minute to Btu (IT)/hour
Please provide values below to convert kilocalorie (IT)/minute [kcal/min] to Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h], or Convert Btu (IT)/hour to kilocalorie (IT)/minute.
How to Convert Kilocalorie (It)/minute to Btu (It)/hour
1 kcal/min = 238.099243299586 Btu/h
Example: convert 15 kcal/min to Btu/h:
15 kcal/min = 15 × 238.099243299586 Btu/h = 3571.48864949379 Btu/h
Kilocalorie (It)/minute to Btu (It)/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 (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.