Convert petawatt to foot pound-force/hour
Please provide values below to convert petawatt [PW] to foot pound-force/hour [ft*lbf/h], or Convert foot pound-force/hour to petawatt.
How to Convert Petawatt to Foot Pound-Force/hour
1 PW = 2.65522441956794e+18 ft*lbf/h
Example: convert 15 PW to ft*lbf/h:
15 PW = 15 × 2.65522441956794e+18 ft*lbf/h = 3.98283662935191e+19 ft*lbf/h
Petawatt to Foot Pound-Force/hour Conversion Table
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Petawatt
A petawatt (PW) is a unit of power equal to 10^15 watts, used to measure extremely high power levels.
History/Origin
The petawatt was introduced in the 1980s as part of the SI prefixes to describe ultra-high power outputs, particularly in laser physics and astrophysics research.
Current Use
Petawatts are primarily used in scientific research involving high-intensity lasers, astrophysics, and nuclear physics to quantify extremely large power outputs.
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.