Btu (th)/second to horsepower
Please provide values below to convert Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] to horsepower [hp, hp (UK)], or change ↔.
Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s]
Definition: A British thermal unit (th) per second is a unit of power equal to 1,055.06 watts.
Historyandorigin: It is based on the British thermal unit.
CurrentUse: It is used in heating and cooling contexts.
funfact: One Btu (th)/second is equivalent to 1,055.06 watts.
horsepower [hp, hp (UK)]
Definition: Horsepower is a unit of power equal to 745.7 watts (metric) or 746 watts (electric).
Historyandorigin: It was introduced by James Watt to compare the output of steam engines with the power of horses.
CurrentUse: It is used in automotive and engineering contexts.
funfact: One horsepower is approximately the power required to lift 550 pounds one foot in one second.
Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] to horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] Conversion Table
| 1 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] | 1.4139066401 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 2 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] | 2.8278132803 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 3 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] | 4.2417199204 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 5 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] | 7.0695332007 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 10 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] | 14.139066401 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 50 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] | 70.695332007 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 100 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] | 141.39066401 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 1000 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] | 1413.9066401 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 10000 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] | 14139.066401 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 100000 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] | 141390.66401 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 1000000 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] | 1413906.6401 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
How to Convert Btu (th)/second to horsepower
1 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] = 1.4139066401 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)]
1 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] = 0.7072602756 Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s]
we use cross multiplication method
Btu (th)/second [Btu (th)/s] → horsepower [hp, hp (UK)]
1 → 1.4139066401
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*1.4139066401=1*x
by simplifying
x=2.1208599602