Convert 8,600 Watts to Tons of Refrigeration
How much power is 8,600 watts? What is 8.6 thousand watts in tons of refrigeration? 8,600 W to TR conversion.
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8,600 Watts ≈
2.4453678 Tons of Refrigeration
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Result in Plain English
8,600 watts is equal to about 2.45 tons of refrigeration.
In Scientific Notation
8,600 watts
= 8.6 x 103 watts
≈ 2.44537 x 100 tons of refrigeration
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.
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.