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ft·lbf/s to hp(S) Converter

Convert foot pound-force per second (ft·lbf/s) to boiler horsepower (hp(S)). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.

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Power

Rate of work, heat transfer and machinery output.

ft·lbf/s
hp(S)

Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.

Result0.000138215 hp(S)1 ft·lbf/s = 0.000138215 hp(S)
HOW IT IS CALCULATED

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Enter a foot pound-force per second value to calculate boiler horsepower with full internal precision before display rounding.

Display PrecisionAuto · 6 significant digits

Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.

QUICK REFERENCE

All units in this quantity

UnitSymbolConverted value
milliwattfrom ft·lbf/smW1355.82
wattfrom ft·lbf/sW1.35582
kilowattfrom ft·lbf/skW0.00135582
megawattfrom ft·lbf/sMW0.00000135582
gigawattfrom ft·lbf/sGW0.00000000135582
mechanical horsepowerfrom ft·lbf/shp0.00181818
metric horsepowerfrom ft·lbf/sPS0.0018434
electrical horsepowerfrom ft·lbf/shp(E)0.00181745
boiler horsepowerfrom ft·lbf/shp(S)0.000138215
foot pound-force per secondfrom ft·lbf/sft·lbf/s1
British thermal unit per hourfrom ft·lbf/sBtuIT/h4.62624
ton of refrigerationfrom ft·lbf/sTR0.00038552

SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.

ft·lbf/s to hp(S) Conversion Reference

Foot Pound-force Per Second (ft·lbf/s) and boiler horsepower (hp(S)) are units of power. Use this page to convert in either direction.

Conversion Examples

Foot Pound-force Per Second to Boiler Horsepower
Foot Pound-force Per Second (ft·lbf/s)Boiler Horsepower (hp(S))
1 ft·lbf/s0.000138215 hp(S)
5 ft·lbf/s0.000691074 hp(S)
10 ft·lbf/s0.00138215 hp(S)
100 ft·lbf/s0.0138215 hp(S)

Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.

Reverse Conversion

hp(S) to ft·lbf/s (boiler horsepower to foot pound-force per second)

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