Convert Megawatts to Tons of refrigeration
1 megawatt is 284.35 TR. One megawatt is exactly 284.345136094 tons of refrigeration.
One megawatt is 284.34514 tons of refrigeration. To convert megawatts to tons of refrigeration, multiply by 284.34514; to go the other way, divide by 284.34514 or multiply by 0.0035168528. The relation is exact but the figure is not: it is a rounding of a number that does not terminate, and it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. A million watts.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Megawatts × 284.34514
1 * 284.34514284.345 TR
1 megawatt in every power unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| horsepower | 1,341.02209 hp | × 1,341.0220896 |
| metric horsepower | 1,359.621617 PS | × 1,359.6216173 |
| watts | 1,000,000 W | × 1,000,000 |
| kilowatts | 1,000 kW | × 1,000 |
| milliwatts | 1,000,000,000 mW | × 1,000,000,000 |
| megawatts (as entered) | 1 MW | — |
| tons of refrigeration | 284.3451361 TR | × 284.345136094 |
| BTU per hour | 3,412,141.633 BTU/h | × 3,412,141.63313 |
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 megawatts to tons of refrigeration? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in megawatts.
- 2.Multiply by 284.34514 — that is how many tons of refrigeration fit in one megawatt.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 284.34514, or multiply by 0.0035168528.
Worked example: 25 megawatts to tons of refrigeration
- Formula
- MW × 284.34514 = TR
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 284.34514 = 7,108.63 TR
- Answer
- 25 MW = 7,108.63 TR
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Megawatts to tons of refrigeration conversion table
| Megawatts | Tons of refrigeration |
|---|---|
| 1 MW | 284.35 TR |
| 2 MW | 568.69 TR |
| 3 MW | 853.04 TR |
| 4 MW | 1,137.38 TR |
| 5 MW | 1,421.73 TR |
| 6 MW | 1,706.07 TR |
| 7 MW | 1,990.42 TR |
| 8 MW | 2,274.76 TR |
| 9 MW | 2,559.11 TR |
| 10 MW | 2,843.45 TR |
| 12 MW | 3,412.14 TR |
| 15 MW | 4,265.18 TR |
| 20 MW | 5,686.9 TR |
| 25 MW | 7,108.63 TR |
| 50 MW | 14,217.26 TR |
| 100 MW | 28,434.51 TR |
| 200 MW | 56,869.03 TR |
| 300 MW | 85,303.54 TR |
| 500 MW | 142,172.57 TR |
| 1000 MW | 284,345.14 TR |
| 2000 MW | 568,690.27 TR |
| 5000 MW | 1,421,725.68 TR |
| 10000 MW | 2,843,451.36 TR |
What is a megawatt?
A million watts. Generating plant and grid capacity are quoted in it: one megawatt runs roughly 750 homes in the US at average draw.
What is a ton of refrigeration?
Exactly 12,000 BTU an hour — the rate at which a short ton of ice melts over a day, which is what air conditioning was measured against before it was made electrically. A three-ton domestic unit is 36,000 BTU/h, or 10.5 kW.
How many tons of refrigeration are in a megawatt?
One megawatt is 284.34514 tons of refrigeration. Going the other way, one ton of refrigeration is 0.0035168528 megawatts. 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
The whole group — 8 units with their symbols and the size of each one in watts — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a megawatt.
Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — mechanical horsepower is 550 ft·lbf/s exactly
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Questions people actually ask
- How many tons of refrigeration are in a megawatt?
- 284.34514. Exactly 12,000 BTU an hour — the rate at which a short ton of ice melts over a day, which is what air conditioning was measured against before it was made electrically. A three-ton domestic unit is 36,000 BTU/h, or 10.5 kW.
- How do I convert tons of refrigeration back to megawatts?
- Divide by 284.34514, or multiply by 0.0035168528 — they are the same operation.
Other power conversions
Tons of refrigeration to megawatts — the same conversion the other way.