Ton of refrigeration to Kilowatt

1 RT = 3.5168528 kW

Value

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Precision & format

Significant figures

Notation

1 RT equals

3.516852842kW

All 14 units

WattW
3,516.852842
KilowattkW
3.516852842
MegawattMW
0.003516852842
GigawattGW
0.000003516852842
MilliwattmW
3,516,852.842
Horsepower (mechanical)hp
550 ft·lbf/s
4.716177347
Horsepower (metric)PS
75 kgf·m/s
4.781589149
Horsepower (electric)hp (E)
4.714279949
Horsepower (boiler)hp (S)
0.3585149949
BTU per hourBTU/h
12,000
Ton of refrigerationRT
12 000 BTU/h
1
Foot-pound per secondft·lbf/s
2,593.897541
Calorie per secondcal/s
840.5480024
Kilocalorie per hourkcal/h
3,025.972809

Ton of refrigeration to Kilowatt table

Common Ton of refrigeration values converted to Kilowatt
Ton of refrigeration (RT)	Kilowatt (kW)
1	3.5168528
2	7.0337057
5	17.584264
10	35.168528
20	70.337057
50	175.84264
100	351.68528
250	879.21321
500	1,758.4264
1,000	3,516.8528

How the conversion works

Multiply the ton of refrigeration figure by 3.516852842 to get kilowatt. 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 kW = 0.28434514 RT — see kilowatt to ton of refrigeration.

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