Convert picowatt to Btu (IT)/minute
Please provide values below to convert picowatt [pW] to Btu (IT)/minute [Btu/min], or Convert Btu (IT)/minute to picowatt.
How to Convert Picowatt to Btu (It)/minute
1 pW = 5.68690272522179e-14 Btu/min
Example: convert 15 pW to Btu/min:
15 pW = 15 × 5.68690272522179e-14 Btu/min = 8.53035408783269e-13 Btu/min
Picowatt to Btu (It)/minute Conversion Table
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Picowatt
A picowatt (pW) is a unit of power equal to one trillionth (10^-12) of a watt.
History/Origin
The picowatt was introduced as part of the SI prefixes to measure extremely small amounts of power, especially in scientific and technological contexts, following the standardization of the watt as the SI unit of power.
Current Use
Picowatts are used in fields such as electronics, physics, and biology to quantify very low power levels, including in sensor measurements, quantum physics, and nanotechnology applications.
Btu (It)/minute
Btu (IT)/minute is a unit of power representing the rate of energy transfer, specifically in British thermal units per minute.
History/Origin
The British thermal unit (Btu) has been used historically in the United States and the UK to measure heat energy. The 'IT' designation refers to the International Table value of the Btu. The unit per minute was adopted to quantify power, which is energy transfer rate, in various engineering and thermodynamic contexts.
Current Use
Btu (IT)/minute is used in engineering, HVAC, and thermodynamics to measure heat transfer rates, especially in systems where energy flow is expressed per unit time. It is part of power conversions within the broader category of common energy and power units.