Convert 2,900 Watts to BTUs per Hour
How much power is 2,900 watts? What is 2.9 thousand watts in BTUs per hour? 2,900 W to BTU/hr conversion.
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2,900 Watts ≈
9,895.2094 BTUs per Hour
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Result in Plain English
2,900 watts is equal to about 9,900 BTUs per hour.
In Scientific Notation
2,900 watts
= 2.9 x 103 watts
≈ 9.89521 x 103 BTUs per hour
Watts
A watt is the standard unit of power. It is the power needed to do one joule of work per second. A typical incandescent light bulb uses 40-100 watts.
BTUs per Hour
A British thermal unit is the amount of energy required to heat a pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit. This can vary slightly depending on the temperature of the water, therefore different estimates for the BTU exist. A BTU/hour is about 0.293 watts.