Btu (IT)/hour to horsepower
Please provide values below to convert Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] to horsepower [hp, hp (UK)], or change ↔.
Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h]
Definition: A British thermal unit per hour is a unit of power equal to 0.293071 watts.
Historyandorigin: It is based on the British thermal unit.
CurrentUse: It is used in heating and cooling contexts.
funfact: One Btu (IT)/hour is equivalent to 0.293071 watts.
horsepower [hp, hp (UK)]
Definition: Horsepower is a unit of power equal to 745.7 watts (metric) or 746 watts (electric).
Historyandorigin: It was introduced by James Watt to compare the output of steam engines with the power of horses.
CurrentUse: It is used in automotive and engineering contexts.
funfact: One horsepower is approximately the power required to lift 550 pounds one foot in one second.
Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] to horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] Conversion Table
| 1 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] | 0.0003930148 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 2 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] | 0.0007860296 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 3 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] | 0.0011790443 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 5 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] | 0.0019650739 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 10 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] | 0.0039301478 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 50 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] | 0.0196507389 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 100 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] | 0.0393014779 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 1000 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] | 0.3930147789 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 10000 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] | 3.9301477892 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 100000 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] | 39.301477892 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
| 1000000 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] | 393.01477892 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] |
How to Convert Btu (IT)/hour to horsepower
1 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] = 0.0003930148 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)]
1 horsepower [hp, hp (UK)] = 2544.4335776 Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h]
we use cross multiplication method
Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h] → horsepower [hp, hp (UK)]
1 → 0.0003930148
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.0003930148=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.0005895222