Convert 20,000 BTUs per Hour to Kilowatts
How much power is 20,000 BTUs per hour? What is 20 thousand BTUs per hour in kilowatts? 20,000 BTU/hr to kW conversion.
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20,000 BTUs per Hour ≈
5.8614222 Kilowatts
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Result in Plain English
20 thousand BTUs per hour is equal to about 5.86 kilowatts.
In Scientific Notation
20,000 BTUs per hour
= 2 x 104 BTUs per hour
≈ 5.86142 x 100 kilowatts
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.
Kilowatts
A kilowatt is 1,000 watts. Usain Bolt's maximum power output while sprinting was about 2.6 kilowatts.