Kilowatts to Kilocalories per Hour Converter

Enter the power in kilowatts below to convert it to kilocalories per hour.

Result in Kilocalories per Hour:

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1 kW = 860.420815 kcal/h
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How to Convert Kilowatts to Kilocalories per Hour

To convert a measurement in kilowatts to a measurement in kilocalories per hour, multiply the power by the following conversion ratio: 860.420815 kilocalories per hour/kilowatt.

Since one kilowatt is equal to 860.420815 kilocalories per hour, you can use this simple formula to convert:

kilocalories per hour = kilowatts × 860.420815

The power in kilocalories per hour is equal to the power in kilowatts multiplied by 860.420815.

For example, here's how to convert 5 kilowatts to kilocalories per hour using the formula above.

kilocalories per hour = (5 kW × 860.420815) = 4,302.104073 kcal/h

How Many Kilocalories per Hour Are in a Kilowatt?

There are 860.420815 kilocalories per hour in a kilowatt, which is why we use this value in the formula above.

1 kW = 860.420815 kcal/h

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

What Is a Kilowatt?

One kilowatt is the power equal to 1,000 watts, or the energy consumption at a rate of 1,000 joules per second.

The kilowatt is a multiple of the watt, which is the SI derived unit for power. In the metric system, "kilo" is the prefix for thousands, or 103. Kilowatts can be abbreviated as kW; for example, 1 kilowatt can be written as 1 kW.

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What Are Kilocalories per Hour?

One kilocalorie per hour is equal to one kilocalorie, or 1,000 times the energy needed to heat one gram of water 1 °C, for one hour.

Kilocalories per hour can be abbreviated as kcal/h; for example, 1 kilocalorie per hour can be written as 1 kcal/h.

In the expressions of units, the slash, or solidus (/), is used to express a change in one or more units relative to a change in one or more other units.

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Kilowatt to Kilocalorie per Hour Conversion Table

Table showing various kilowatt measurements converted to kilocalories per hour.
Kilowatts Kilocalories Per Hour
1 kW 860.42 kcal/h
2 kW 1,721 kcal/h
3 kW 2,581 kcal/h
4 kW 3,442 kcal/h
5 kW 4,302 kcal/h
6 kW 5,163 kcal/h
7 kW 6,023 kcal/h
8 kW 6,883 kcal/h
9 kW 7,744 kcal/h
10 kW 8,604 kcal/h
11 kW 9,465 kcal/h
12 kW 10,325 kcal/h
13 kW 11,185 kcal/h
14 kW 12,046 kcal/h
15 kW 12,906 kcal/h
16 kW 13,767 kcal/h
17 kW 14,627 kcal/h
18 kW 15,488 kcal/h
19 kW 16,348 kcal/h
20 kW 17,208 kcal/h
21 kW 18,069 kcal/h
22 kW 18,929 kcal/h
23 kW 19,790 kcal/h
24 kW 20,650 kcal/h
25 kW 21,511 kcal/h
26 kW 22,371 kcal/h
27 kW 23,231 kcal/h
28 kW 24,092 kcal/h
29 kW 24,952 kcal/h
30 kW 25,813 kcal/h
31 kW 26,673 kcal/h
32 kW 27,533 kcal/h
33 kW 28,394 kcal/h
34 kW 29,254 kcal/h
35 kW 30,115 kcal/h
36 kW 30,975 kcal/h
37 kW 31,836 kcal/h
38 kW 32,696 kcal/h
39 kW 33,556 kcal/h
40 kW 34,417 kcal/h

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