Convert 1 Kilowatt to BTUs per Hour
How much power is 1 kilowatt? What is 1 kilowatt in BTUs per hour? 1 kW to BTU/hr conversion.
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1 Kilowatt ≈
3,412.1412 BTUs per Hour
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Result in Plain English
1 kilowatt is equal to about 3,410 BTUs per hour.
In Scientific Notation
1 kilowatt
= 1 x 100 kilowatts
≈ 3.41214 x 103 BTUs per hour
Kilowatts
A kilowatt is 1,000 watts. Usain Bolt's maximum power output while sprinting was about 2.6 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.