Convert 1 BTU per Hour to Watts
How much power is 1 BTU per hour? What is 1 BTU per hour in watts? 1 BTU/hr to W conversion.
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1 BTU per Hour ≈
0.29307111 Watts
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Result in Plain English
1 BTU per hour is equal to about 0.293 watts.
To a Percentage
1 BTU per hour ≈ 29.3% of a watt.
In Scientific Notation
1 BTU per hour
= 1 x 100 BTUs per hour
≈ 2.93071 x 10-1 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.
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.