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Convert BTU per hour to Horsepower

1 BTU per hour is 0.000393 hp. One BTU per hour is exactly 0.000393014778922 horsepower.

One BTU per hour is 3.9301 × 10^-4 horsepower. To convert BTU per hour to horsepower, multiply by 3.9301 × 10^-4; to go the other way, divide by 3.9301 × 10^-4 or multiply by 2544.4336. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. The rate US heating and air conditioning is sold in.

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Horsepower
0.000393 hp
BTU per hour × 3.9301 × 10^-4
value * 0.0003930147789220 hp

1 BTU per hour in every power unit

UnitValueExact factor
horsepower0.0003930147789 hp× 0.000393014778922
metric horsepower0.0003984657624 PS× 0.000398465762413
watts0.2930710702 W× 0.293071070172
kilowatts0.0002930710702 kW× 0.000293071070172
megawatts0.0000002930710702 MW× 0.000000293071070172
BTU per hour (as entered)1 BTU/h

Factors are entered by hand from NIST Special Publication 811 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.

How do you convert BTU per hour to horsepower?

  1. 1.Take the measurement in BTU per hour.
  2. 2.Multiply by 3.9301 × 10^-4 — that is how many horsepower fit in one BTU per hour.
  3. 3.To go back the other way, divide by 3.9301 × 10^-4, or multiply by 2544.4336.

Worked example: 25 BTU per hour to horsepower

Formula
BTU/h × 3.9301 × 10^-4 = hp
Arithmetic
25 × 3.9301 × 10^-4 = 0.009825 hp
Answer
25 BTU/h = 0.009825 hp

The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.

BTU per hour to horsepower conversion table

BTU per hourHorsepower
1 BTU/h0.000393 hp
2 BTU/h0.000786 hp
3 BTU/h0.001179 hp
4 BTU/h0.001572 hp
5 BTU/h0.001965 hp
6 BTU/h0.002358 hp
7 BTU/h0.002751 hp
8 BTU/h0.003144 hp
9 BTU/h0.003537 hp
10 BTU/h0.00393 hp
12 BTU/h0.004716 hp
15 BTU/h0.005895 hp
20 BTU/h0.00786 hp
25 BTU/h0.009825 hp
50 BTU/h0.019651 hp
100 BTU/h0.039301 hp
200 BTU/h0.078603 hp
300 BTU/h0.117904 hp
500 BTU/h0.196507 hp
1000 BTU/h0.393015 hp
2000 BTU/h0.78603 hp
5000 BTU/h1.965074 hp
10000 BTU/h3.930148 hp

What is a BTU per hour?

The rate US heating and air conditioning is sold in. A 12,000 BTU/h unit is one "ton" of cooling and about 3.5 kilowatts of heat moved.

What is a horsepower?

Mechanical horsepower: exactly 550 foot-pounds of work every second, the figure James Watt settled on to sell engines against pit ponies. US vehicle and motor ratings use it.

How many horsepower are in a BTU per hour?

One BTU per hour is 3.9301 × 10^-4 horsepower. Going the other way, one horsepower is 2544.4336 BTU per hour. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.

Every power unit here

UnitSymbolOne of these is
Horsepowerhp745.69987 watt
Metric horsepowerPS735.49875 watt
WattsWthe base unit
KilowattskW1000 watt
MegawattsMW1000000 watt
BTU per hourBTU/h0.29307107 watt

Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — mechanical horsepower is 550 ft·lbf/s exactly

Questions people actually ask

How many horsepower are in a BTU per hour?
3.9301 × 10^-4. Mechanical horsepower: exactly 550 foot-pounds of work every second, the figure James Watt settled on to sell engines against pit ponies. US vehicle and motor ratings use it.
How do I convert horsepower back to BTU per hour?
Divide by 3.9301 × 10^-4, or multiply by 2544.4336 — they are the same operation.

Other power conversions

Horsepower to BTU per hour — the same conversion the other way.