Power Conversions
Power conversion factors 
Data are for converting to SI units: watts.
 Power is work divided by time.  The SI unit of power is the watt. 

1 watt = 1 joule per second

 

multiply number of 
by  to get watts
kilowatts
1000
BTU per hour
0.293
horsepower
746
calories per second
4.184
gallons of gasoline per hour
39,000
cords of white oak per year
1000
standard ton of refrigeration
3513
foot-pounds per minute
0.0226
heat produced by human who eats 
2100 food calories per day
100

 To main Energy Advocate Index 

The Energy Advocate

*********************************

Copyright © The Energy Advocate 1998. All rights reserved.