Convert kilocalorie (IT)/hour to gigajoule/second
Please provide values below to convert kilocalorie (IT)/hour [kcal/h] to gigajoule/second [GJ/s], or Convert gigajoule/second to kilocalorie (IT)/hour.
How to Convert Kilocalorie (It)/hour to Gigajoule/second
1 kcal/h = 1.163e-09 GJ/s
Example: convert 15 kcal/h to GJ/s:
15 kcal/h = 15 × 1.163e-09 GJ/s = 1.7445e-08 GJ/s
Kilocalorie (It)/hour to Gigajoule/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.
Gigajoule/second
A gigajoule per second (GJ/s) is a unit of power equivalent to one gigajoule of energy transferred or converted per second.
History/Origin
The gigajoule per second emerged as a larger-scale unit of power measurement, primarily used in scientific and engineering contexts to quantify high power levels, especially in energy production and consumption. It is derived from the SI unit joule and the prefix giga, combined with the second as the time unit.
Current Use
GJ/s is used in fields such as energy industry, power generation, and large-scale energy transfer analysis to express high power rates, often in the context of power plants, energy infrastructure, and large energy projects.