Power
Rate of work, heat transfer and machinery output.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
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Convert metric horsepower (PS) to British thermal unit per hour (BtuIT/h). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.
Rate of work, heat transfer and machinery output.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Enter a metric horsepower value to calculate British thermal unit per hour with full internal precision before display rounding.
Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| milliwattfrom PS | mW | 735499 |
| wattfrom PS | W | 735.499 |
| kilowattfrom PS | kW | 0.735499 |
| megawattfrom PS | MW | 0.000735499 |
| gigawattfrom PS | GW | 0.000000735499 |
| mechanical horsepowerfrom PS | hp | 0.98632 |
| metric horsepowerfrom PS | PS | 1 |
| electrical horsepowerfrom PS | hp(E) | 0.985923 |
| boiler horsepowerfrom PS | hp(S) | 0.0749782 |
| foot pound-force per secondfrom PS | ft·lbf/s | 542.476 |
| British thermal unit per hourfrom PS | BtuIT/h | 2509.63 |
| ton of refrigerationfrom PS | TR | 0.209135 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
Metric Horsepower (PS) and British thermal unit per hour (BtuIT/h) are units of power. Use this page to convert in either direction.
| Metric Horsepower (PS) | British Thermal Unit Per Hour (BtuIT/h) |
|---|---|
| 1 PS | 2509.63 BtuIT/h |
| 5 PS | 12548.1 BtuIT/h |
| 10 PS | 25096.3 BtuIT/h |
| 100 PS | 250963 BtuIT/h |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.
BtuIT/h to PS (British thermal unit per hour to metric horsepower)