Convert kilocalorie (IT)/hour to hectojoule/second
Please provide values below to convert kilocalorie (IT)/hour [kcal/h] to hectojoule/second [hJ/s], or Convert hectojoule/second to kilocalorie (IT)/hour.
How to Convert Kilocalorie (It)/hour to Hectojoule/second
1 kcal/h = 0.01163 hJ/s
Example: convert 15 kcal/h to hJ/s:
15 kcal/h = 15 × 0.01163 hJ/s = 0.17445 hJ/s
Kilocalorie (It)/hour to Hectojoule/second 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.
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.