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Convert Btu IT per hour to Mechanical horsepower
Convert rates of energy transfer, including watts and explicitly defined horsepower. Convert Btu IT per hour (Btu IT/h) to Mechanical horsepower (hp). Find the formula, worked examples, unit definitions, and practical guidance below.
Reverse: Mechanical horsepower to Btu IT per hour →
How to convert Btu IT per hour to mechanical horsepower
Mechanical horsepower is 550 foot-pounds-force per second. Metric horsepower uses 75 kilogram-force meters per second and has a different value.
Use x for the value in Btu IT/h, b for the intermediate value in W, and y for the result in hp.
hp = Btu IT/h × 0.2930710701722222 ÷ 745.6998715822702
Worked examples
10 Btu IT/h ≈ 0.00393014778922 hp
Step 1: (10 × 0.293071070172) ≈ 2.93071070172 W.
Step 2: 2.93071070172 ÷ 745.699871582 ≈ 0.00393014778922 hp.20 Btu IT/h ≈ 0.00786029557844 hp
Step 1: (20 × 0.293071070172) ≈ 5.86142140344 W.
Step 2: 5.86142140344 ÷ 745.699871582 ≈ 0.00786029557844 hp.
Results are rounded to 12 significant digits. Converting units does not increase the precision of the original measurement. Very large or small values outside JavaScript’s finite numeric range are rejected.
About Btu IT per hour
Btu IT per hour (Btu IT/h) measures power under the conventions above. The base value in W is (x × 0.293071070172), where x is the numerical value in Btu IT/h. Factors shown here are rounded for display; calculations use the stored factor.
About Mechanical horsepower
Mechanical horsepower (hp) measures power under the conventions above. The base value in W is (x × 745.699871582), where x is the numerical value in hp. Factors shown here are rounded for display; calculations use the stored factor.
Definitions and sources
Carry the same physical assumptions into subsequent physics calculations.
Btu IT per hour to mechanical horsepower reference table
| Btu IT per hour (Btu IT/h) | Mechanical horsepower (hp) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.000393014778922 |
| 5 | 0.00196507389461 |
| 10 | 0.00393014778922 |
| 25 | 0.00982536947306 |
| 50 | 0.0196507389461 |
| 100 | 0.0393014778922 |
| 1000 | 0.393014778922 |
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