Convert kilocalorie (IT)/hour to picowatt
Please provide values below to convert kilocalorie (IT)/hour [kcal/h] to picowatt [pW], or Convert picowatt to kilocalorie (IT)/hour.
How to Convert Kilocalorie (It)/hour to Picowatt
1 kcal/h = 1163000000000 pW
Example: convert 15 kcal/h to pW:
15 kcal/h = 15 × 1163000000000 pW = 17445000000000 pW
Kilocalorie (It)/hour to Picowatt Conversion Table
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Kilocalorie (It)/hour
Kilocalorie per hour (kcal/h) is a unit of power representing the rate at which energy in kilocalories is transferred or converted per hour.
History/Origin
The kilocalorie, often used in nutrition and energy measurement, has been adopted as a unit of energy. Its use in power measurement, such as kcal/h, emerged in contexts like thermal and caloric power calculations, especially in fields related to heating and energy transfer.
Current Use
kcal/h is used in applications involving thermal power, such as heating systems, calorimetry, and energy transfer calculations where energy flow is expressed in kilocalories per hour.
Picowatt
A picowatt (pW) is a unit of power equal to one trillionth (10^-12) of a watt.
History/Origin
The picowatt was introduced as part of the SI prefixes to measure extremely small amounts of power, especially in scientific and technological contexts, following the standardization of the watt as the SI unit of power.
Current Use
Picowatts are used in fields such as electronics, physics, and biology to quantify very low power levels, including in sensor measurements, quantum physics, and nanotechnology applications.