Kilowatt to Ton of refrigeration

1 kW = 0.28434514 RT

Value

From

Precision & format

Significant figures

Notation

1 kW equals

0.2843451361RT

All 14 units

WattW
1,000
KilowattkW
1
MegawattMW
0.001
GigawattGW
0.000001
MilliwattmW
1,000,000
Horsepower (mechanical)hp
550 ft·lbf/s
1.34102209
Horsepower (metric)PS
75 kgf·m/s
1.359621617
Horsepower (electric)hp (E)
1.340482574
Horsepower (boiler)hp (S)
0.101941995
BTU per hourBTU/h
3,412.141633
Ton of refrigerationRT
12 000 BTU/h
0.2843451361
Foot-pound per secondft·lbf/s
737.5621493
Calorie per secondcal/s
239.0057361
Kilocalorie per hourkcal/h
860.4206501

Kilowatt to Ton of refrigeration table

Common Kilowatt values converted to Ton of refrigeration
Kilowatt (kW)	Ton of refrigeration (RT)
1	0.28434514
2	0.56869027
5	1.4217257
10	2.8434514
20	5.6869027
50	14.217257
100	28.434514
250	71.086284
500	142.17257
1,000	284.34514

How the conversion works

Multiply the kilowatt figure by 0.2843451361 to get ton of refrigeration. 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 RT = 3.5168528 kW — see ton of refrigeration to kilowatt.

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