Convert 5,700 Tons of Refrigeration to BTUs per Hour
How much power is 5,700 tons of refrigeration? What is 5.7 thousand tons of refrigeration in BTUs per hour? 5,700 TR to BTU/hr conversion.
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5,700 Tons of Refrigeration =
68,400,000 BTUs per Hour
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Result in Plain English
5,700 tons of refrigeration is equal to exactly 68.4 million BTUs per hour.
In Scientific Notation
5,700 tons of refrigeration
= 5.7 x 103 tons of refrigeration
= 6.84 x 107 BTUs per hour
Tons of Refrigeration
A ton of refrigeration is a unit of power sometimes used in the United States. It is defined as the energy put off by melting a ton of ice every 24 hours, and is approximately 12,000 BTUs per hour.
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.