ENERGY
Power
Rate of work, heat transfer and machinery output.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Resultft·lbf/s → hp(S)Convert foot pound-force per second to boiler horsepower
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Start with a familiar unit, type a value, and get a dependable answer with sensible precision. Fractions and scientific notation are welcome.
Rate of work, heat transfer and machinery output.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Enter a foot pound-force per second value to calculate boiler horsepower with full internal precision before display rounding.
Auto keeps up to 12 significant digits, trims unnecessary zeroes, and switches to scientific notation for extreme magnitudes.
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| milliwattfrom ft·lbf/s | mW | Interactive |
| wattfrom ft·lbf/s | W | Interactive |
| kilowattfrom ft·lbf/s | kW | Interactive |
| megawattfrom ft·lbf/s | MW | Interactive |
| gigawattfrom ft·lbf/s | GW | Interactive |
| mechanical horsepowerfrom ft·lbf/s | hp | Interactive |
| metric horsepowerfrom ft·lbf/s | PS | Interactive |
| electrical horsepowerfrom ft·lbf/s | hp(E) | Interactive |
| boiler horsepowerfrom ft·lbf/s | hp(S) | Interactive |
| foot pound-force per secondfrom ft·lbf/s | ft·lbf/s | Interactive |
| British thermal unit per hourfrom ft·lbf/s | BtuIT/h | Interactive |
| ton of refrigerationfrom ft·lbf/s | TR | Interactive |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.