Convert 3,000 Watts to BTUs per Hour
How much power is 3,000 watts? What is 3 thousand watts in BTUs per hour? 3,000 W to BTU/hr conversion.
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3,000 Watts ≈
10,236.423 BTUs per Hour
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Result in Plain English
3,000 watts is equal to about 10.2 thousand BTUs per hour.
In Scientific Notation
3,000 watts
= 3 x 103 watts
≈ 1.02364 x 104 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.