Convert Tons of refrigeration to Megawatts
1 ton of refrigeration is 0.003517 MW. One ton of refrigeration is exactly 0.00351685284207 megawatts.
One ton of refrigeration is 0.0035168528 megawatts. To convert tons of refrigeration to megawatts, multiply by 0.0035168528; to go the other way, divide by 0.0035168528 or multiply by 284.34514. 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.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Tons of refrigeration × 0.0035168528
1 * 0.00351690.004 MW
1 ton of refrigeration in every power unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| horsepower | 4.716177347 hp | × 4.71617734707 |
| metric horsepower | 4.781589149 PS | × 4.78158914895 |
| watts | 3,516.852842 W | × 3,516.85284207 |
| kilowatts | 3.516852842 kW | × 3.51685284207 |
| milliwatts | 3,516,852.842 mW | × 3,516,852.84207 |
| megawatts | 0.003516852842 MW | × 0.00351685284207 |
| tons of refrigeration (as entered) | 1 TR | — |
| BTU per hour | 12,000 BTU/h | × 12,000 |
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 tons of refrigeration to megawatts? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in tons of refrigeration.
- 2.Multiply by 0.0035168528 — that is how many megawatts fit in one ton of refrigeration.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 0.0035168528, or multiply by 284.34514.
Worked example: 25 tons of refrigeration to megawatts
- Formula
- TR × 0.0035168528 = MW
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 0.0035168528 = 0.09 MW
- Answer
- 25 TR = 0.09 MW
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Tons of refrigeration to megawatts conversion table
| Tons of refrigeration | Megawatts |
|---|---|
| 1 TR | 0.003517 MW |
| 2 TR | 0.01 MW |
| 3 TR | 0.01 MW |
| 4 TR | 0.01 MW |
| 5 TR | 0.02 MW |
| 6 TR | 0.02 MW |
| 7 TR | 0.02 MW |
| 8 TR | 0.03 MW |
| 9 TR | 0.03 MW |
| 10 TR | 0.04 MW |
| 12 TR | 0.04 MW |
| 15 TR | 0.05 MW |
| 20 TR | 0.07 MW |
| 25 TR | 0.09 MW |
| 50 TR | 0.18 MW |
| 100 TR | 0.35 MW |
| 200 TR | 0.7 MW |
| 300 TR | 1.06 MW |
| 500 TR | 1.76 MW |
| 1000 TR | 3.52 MW |
| 2000 TR | 7.03 MW |
| 5000 TR | 17.58 MW |
| 10000 TR | 35.17 MW |
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.
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.
How many megawatts are in a ton of refrigeration?
One ton of refrigeration is 0.0035168528 megawatts. Going the other way, one megawatt is 284.34514 tons of refrigeration. 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 ton of refrigeration.
Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — mechanical horsepower is 550 ft·lbf/s exactly
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Questions people actually ask
- How many megawatts are in a ton of refrigeration?
- 0.0035168528. A million watts. Generating plant and grid capacity are quoted in it: one megawatt runs roughly 750 homes in the US at average draw.
- How do I convert megawatts back to tons of refrigeration?
- Divide by 0.0035168528, or multiply by 284.34514 — they are the same operation.
Other power conversions
Megawatts to tons of refrigeration — the same conversion the other way.