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The conversion is not direct, since watts are units of power, while BTU/Hr
represents energy per hour of equipment operation. So, in this case, watts will represent the power dissipation of a product.
1 watt = 3.412141633 BTU/Hr
It works both ways, of course:
1 BTU/Hr = 0.29307107 watts
The above is mathematically correct, but I think how it represents the time value is confusing. I've left it for reference purposes.
A Watt is an instantaneous measure of power. It assumes no unit of time. A Watt-Second on the other hand, is 1 Watt of power for 1 Second, which *is* a unit of energy. 1 Watt-Second is equivalent to 1 Joule. A 60 watt lightbulb turned on for exactly 1 second uses 60 Watt-seconds or 60 joules of energy.
BTU on the other hand, is a measure of energy and time is implicit in the unit. 1 BTU is equivalent to approx 1055 Joules.
1 Watt-Second = ~0.00095 BTU.
A 1000 Watt heater, running for 1 hour(3600 seconds) would consume 1KiloWatt-Hour(KWH) of energy. Or 3,600,000 Joules.
1KiloWatt-Hour = 3412 BTU.
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1Watt-Hour = 3.412 BTU
While you could divide both sides by Hours and get a comparison of power wherein 1W = 3.412 BTU/hr. I think comparing energy in the forms of KWHs and BTUs is more useful than the other way around.
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Convert watts per meter squared deg c to btu per hr deg f?
To convert watts per meter squared per degree Celsius to BTU per hour per degree Fahrenheit, you can use the following conversion factors: 1 Watt per meter squared per degree Celsius = 0.317 BTU per hour per foot squared per degree Fahrenheit.
How many frigorias per hour in 3988777 BTU per hour?
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How many watts is 13500 BTU?
You can't convert that.* A BTU is a unit of energy. * A watt is a unit of power (energy per unit time).
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