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BTU per hour to Horsepower (mechanical)

1 BTU/h = 0.00039301478 hp

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1 BTU/h equals

0.0003930147789hp

All 14 units
  • WattW
    0.2930710702
  • KilowattkW
    0.0002930710702
  • MegawattMW
    2.930710702 × 10⁻⁷
  • GigawattGW
    2.930710702 × 10⁻¹⁰
  • MilliwattmW
    293.0710702
  • Horsepower (mechanical)hp
    550 ft·lbf/s
    0.0003930147789
  • Horsepower (metric)PS
    75 kgf·m/s
    0.0003984657624
  • Horsepower (electric)hp (E)
    0.0003928566624
  • Horsepower (boiler)hp (S)
    0.00002987624957
  • BTU per hourBTU/h
    1
  • Ton of refrigerationRT
    12 000 BTU/h
    0.00008333333333
  • Foot-pound per secondft·lbf/s
    0.2161581284
  • Calorie per secondcal/s
    0.07004566687
  • Kilocalorie per hourkcal/h
    0.2521644007

BTU per hour to Horsepower (mechanical) table

Common BTU per hour values converted to Horsepower (mechanical)
BTU per hour (BTU/h)Horsepower (mechanical) (hp)
10.00039301478
20.00078602956
50.0019650739
100.0039301478
200.0078602956
500.019650739
1000.039301478
2500.098253695
5000.19650739
1,0000.39301478

How the conversion works

Multiply the btu per hour figure by 0.0003930147789 to get horsepower (mechanical). Every factor on this site is anchored to the SI base unit for power, so the same number is used everywhere it appears.

Going the other way, 1 hp = 2,544.4336 BTU/h — see horsepower (mechanical) to btu per hour.

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