Convert kilocalorie (IT)/minute to foot pound-force/second
Please provide values below to convert kilocalorie (IT)/minute [kcal/min] to foot pound-force/second [ft*lbf/s], or Convert foot pound-force/second to kilocalorie (IT)/minute.
How to Convert Kilocalorie (It)/minute to Foot Pound-Force/second
1 kcal/min = 51.4670867132272 ft*lbf/s
Example: convert 15 kcal/min to ft*lbf/s:
15 kcal/min = 15 × 51.4670867132272 ft*lbf/s = 772.006300698409 ft*lbf/s
Kilocalorie (It)/minute to Foot Pound-Force/second Conversion Table
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Kilocalorie (It)/minute
A unit of power representing the energy expended or transferred at a rate of one kilocalorie per minute.
History/Origin
The kilocalorie (kcal) has historically been used to measure energy in food and nutrition, while the minute as a time unit has been standard in timekeeping. Combining these, kcal/min was used to quantify power, especially in contexts like metabolic rates and energy expenditure, before the widespread adoption of the watt as the SI unit of power.
Current Use
The kcal/min is primarily used in fields such as physiology and sports science to express rates of energy expenditure, though it is less common today with the adoption of the watt (W) as the standard SI unit of power.
Foot Pound-Force/second
The foot pound-force per second (ft·lbf/s) is a unit of power representing the rate of work done or energy transferred, where one foot pound-force is the work done when a force of one pound-force moves an object one foot.
History/Origin
The foot pound-force per second has been used historically in engineering and physics, especially in the United States, as a practical unit of power in mechanical and thermodynamic contexts before the widespread adoption of the SI system.
Current Use
Today, the foot pound-force per second is primarily used in certain engineering fields, such as mechanical and aerospace engineering, for expressing power in systems where imperial units are standard, though it is less common with the global shift towards SI units.