Convert kilocalorie (th)/hour to hectojoule/second
Please provide values below to convert kilocalorie (th)/hour [kcal(th)/h] to hectojoule/second [hJ/s], or Convert hectojoule/second to kilocalorie (th)/hour.
How to Convert Kilocalorie (Th)/hour to Hectojoule/second
1 kcal(th)/h = 0.0116222222 hJ/s
Example: convert 15 kcal(th)/h to hJ/s:
15 kcal(th)/h = 15 × 0.0116222222 hJ/s = 0.174333333 hJ/s
Kilocalorie (Th)/hour to Hectojoule/second Conversion Table
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Kilocalorie (Th)/hour
A kilocalorie (th)/hour (kcal(th)/h) is a unit of power representing the rate at which energy in kilocalories per hour is transferred or converted.
History/Origin
The kilocalorie, often used in nutrition and energy measurement, has been adapted into various units including the thermochemical kilocalorie (kcal(th)). Its use in power measurement, such as kcal(th)/h, is primarily for specialized scientific and engineering applications, integrating energy units with time to express power.
Current Use
The kcal(th)/h unit is used in contexts requiring the measurement of energy transfer rates in thermochemical terms, such as in thermal engineering, calorimetry, and energy efficiency assessments where energy flow is expressed in kilocalories per hour.
Hectojoule/second
Hectojoule per second (hJ/s) is a unit of power representing one hundred joules of energy transferred or converted per second.
History/Origin
The unit hJ/s is derived from the SI unit joule (J) and the metric prefix hecto- (h), used to express larger quantities of energy transfer rate, particularly in scientific and engineering contexts. It has been used as an alternative to watts in certain fields, though watts are more standard.
Current Use
Hectojoule per second is occasionally used in scientific and engineering applications to quantify power, especially in contexts where larger energy transfer rates are involved. However, the watt (W) remains the standard SI unit for power, and hJ/s is less common in everyday use.