Btu per Hour to Horsepower Converter

Enter the power in btu per hour below to get the value converted to horsepower.

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Mechanical Horsepower
1,000 Btu/h = 0.393015 hp(I)
Electric Horsepower
1,000 Btu/h = 0.392857 hp(E)
Metric Horsepower
1,000 Btu/h = 0.398466 hp(M)
Boiler Horsepower
1,000 Btu/h = 0.029876 hp(S)

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How to Convert Btu per Hour to Horsepower

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To convert a btu per hour measurement to horsepower, use one of the formulas below.

Btu Per Hour to Mechanical Horsepower

Formula to convert btu per hour to mechanical horsepower:

hp(I) = btu per hour × 0.000393014685

Mechanical horsepower is equal to the power in btu per hour multiplied by 0.000393014685.

For example, here's how to convert 5,000 btu per hour to mechanical horsepower.
5,000 Btu/h = (5,000 × 0.000393014685) = 1.965073 hp(I)

Btu Per Hour to Electric Horsepower

Formula to convert btu per hour to electric horsepower:

hp(E) = btu per hour × 0.000392856568

Electric horsepower is equal to the power in btu per hour multiplied by 0.000392856568.

For example, here's how to convert 5,000 btu per hour to electric horsepower.
5,000 Btu/h = (5,000 × 0.000392856568) = 1.964283 hp(E)

Btu per hour and horsepower are both units used to measure power. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

Btu Per Hour

One BTU per hour is equal to one british thermal unit, or the energy needed to heat one pound of water 1 °F, for one hour.

The btu per hour is a US customary unit of power. Btu per hour can be abbreviated as Btu/h; for example, 1 btu per hour can be written as 1 Btu/h.

Horsepower

Electric and mechanical are the most commonly used types. One electric horsepower is equivalent to 746 watts and one mechanical horsepower is equivalent to 745.699872 watts.

Mechanical Horsepower

Mechanical horsepower is often used to measure the output of engines and motors in North America. One mechanical horsepower is equal to 745.69987158227022 watts.

The mechanical horsepower is a US customary and imperial unit of power. Mechanical horsepower can be abbreviated as hp(I); for example, 1 mechanical horsepower can be written as 1 hp(I).

Electric Horsepower

Electric horsepower is used to measure the output of electric motors and other electrical machines in the US. One electric horsepower is equal to exactly 746 watts.

The electric horsepower is a US customary and imperial unit of power. Electric horsepower can be abbreviated as hp(E); for example, 1 electric horsepower can be written as 1 hp(E).

Metric Horsepower

One metric horsepower is the power needed to one metric horsepower as the lift a 75 kilogram mass at at one meter per second.[1] One metric horsepower is equal to 735.49875 watts.

The metric horsepower is a non-SI metric unit for power. Metric horsepower can be abbreviated as hp(M), and are also sometimes abbreviated as PS, cv, hk, pk, ks, or ch. For example, 1 metric horsepower can be written as 1 hp(M), 1 PS, 1 cv, 1 hk, 1 pk, 1 ks, or 1 ch.

Boiler Horsepower

Boiler horsepower is used to measure the power of a boiler to generate steam. One boiler horsepower is equal to the power needed to evaporate 34.5 pounds in one hour.[2]

Boiler horsepower can be abbreviated as hp(S); for example, 1 boiler horsepower can be written as 1 hp(S).

The term horsepower was adopted by Scottish inventor James Watt to measure the power output of his steam engine and to compare that power with that of horses horses.[3] Horsepower were later used to measure the power output of piston and turbine engines and electrical motors.

Try our engine horsepower calculator to calculate the power of a motor.

Btu per Hour to Horsepower Conversion Table

Btu per hour converted to various horsepower values.
Btu Per Hour Mechanical Horsepower Electric Horsepower Metric Horsepower Boiler Horsepower
1 Btu/h 0.000393 0.000393 0.000398 0.000029876
2 Btu/h 0.000786 0.000786 0.000797 0.000059752
3 Btu/h 0.001179 0.001179 0.001195 0.000089629
4 Btu/h 0.001572 0.001571 0.001594 0.00012
5 Btu/h 0.001965 0.001964 0.001992 0.000149
6 Btu/h 0.002358 0.002357 0.002391 0.000179
7 Btu/h 0.002751 0.00275 0.002789 0.000209
8 Btu/h 0.003144 0.003143 0.003188 0.000239
9 Btu/h 0.003537 0.003536 0.003586 0.000269
10 Btu/h 0.00393 0.003929 0.003985 0.000299
20 Btu/h 0.00786 0.007857 0.007969 0.000598
30 Btu/h 0.01179 0.011786 0.011954 0.000896
40 Btu/h 0.015721 0.015714 0.015939 0.001195
50 Btu/h 0.019651 0.019643 0.019923 0.001494
60 Btu/h 0.023581 0.023571 0.023908 0.001793
70 Btu/h 0.027511 0.0275 0.027893 0.002091
80 Btu/h 0.031441 0.031429 0.031877 0.00239
90 Btu/h 0.035371 0.035357 0.035862 0.002689
100 Btu/h 0.039301 0.039286 0.039847 0.002988
200 Btu/h 0.078603 0.078571 0.079693 0.005975
300 Btu/h 0.117904 0.117857 0.11954 0.008963
400 Btu/h 0.157206 0.157143 0.159386 0.01195
500 Btu/h 0.196507 0.196428 0.199233 0.014938
600 Btu/h 0.235809 0.235714 0.239079 0.017926
700 Btu/h 0.27511 0.275 0.278926 0.020913
800 Btu/h 0.314412 0.314285 0.318773 0.023901
900 Btu/h 0.353713 0.353571 0.358619 0.026889
1000 Btu/h 0.393015 0.392857 0.398466 0.029876
2000 Btu/h 0.786029 0.785713 0.796931 0.059752
3000 Btu/h 1.179 1.1786 1.1954 0.089629
4000 Btu/h 1.5721 1.5714 1.5939 0.119505
5000 Btu/h 1.9651 1.9643 1.9923 0.149381
6000 Btu/h 2.3581 2.3571 2.3908 0.179257
7000 Btu/h 2.7511 2.75 2.7893 0.209134
8000 Btu/h 3.1441 3.1429 3.1877 0.23901
9000 Btu/h 3.5371 3.5357 3.5862 0.268886
10000 Btu/h 3.9301 3.9286 3.9847 0.298762

References

  1. Merriam-Webster, metric horsepower, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20horsepower
  2. Wikipedia, Horsepower, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower
  3. Encyclopædia Britannica, Horsepower, https://www.britannica.com/science/horsepower

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