Power / Btu IT/h → PS
Convert Btu IT per hour to Metric horsepower
Convert rates of energy transfer, including watts and explicitly defined horsepower. Convert Btu IT per hour (Btu IT/h) to Metric horsepower (PS). Find the formula, worked examples, unit definitions, and practical guidance below.
Reverse: Metric horsepower to Btu IT per hour →
How to convert Btu IT per hour to metric 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 PS.
PS = Btu IT/h × 0.2930710701722222 ÷ 735.49875
Worked examples
10 Btu IT/h ≈ 0.00398465762413 PS
Step 1: (10 × 0.293071070172) ≈ 2.93071070172 W.
Step 2: 2.93071070172 ÷ 735.49875 ≈ 0.00398465762413 PS.20 Btu IT/h ≈ 0.00796931524825 PS
Step 1: (20 × 0.293071070172) ≈ 5.86142140344 W.
Step 2: 5.86142140344 ÷ 735.49875 ≈ 0.00796931524825 PS.
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 Metric horsepower
Metric horsepower (PS) measures power under the conventions above. The base value in W is (x × 735.49875), where x is the numerical value in PS. 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 metric horsepower reference table
| Btu IT per hour (Btu IT/h) | Metric horsepower (PS) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.000398465762413 |
| 5 | 0.00199232881206 |
| 10 | 0.00398465762413 |
| 25 | 0.00996164406031 |
| 50 | 0.0199232881206 |
| 100 | 0.0398465762413 |
| 1000 | 0.398465762413 |
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