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    Energy and Power Conversions

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    This document provides conversion factors for various energy and power units, as well as natural gas and mass units. It lists equivalents for units such as megawatts, kilowatt hours, British thermal units, joules, calories, therms, cubic feet of natural gas, metric tons, and Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures. The conversions allow engineers to easily calculate between different units used for energy, power, natural gas, mass, and temperature measurements.

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    This document provides conversion factors for various energy and power units, as well as natural gas and mass units. It lists equivalents for units such as megawatts, kilowatt hours, British thermal units, joules, calories, therms, cubic feet of natural gas, metric tons, and Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures. The conversions allow engineers to easily calculate between different units used for energy, power, natural gas, mass, and temperature measurements.

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    This document provides conversion factors for various energy and power units, as well as natural gas and mass units. It lists equivalents for units such as megawatts, kilowatt hours, British thermal units, joules, calories, therms, cubic feet of natural gas, metric tons, and Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures. The conversions allow engineers to easily calculate between different units used for energy, power, natural gas, mass, and temperature measurements.

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    This document provides conversion factors for various energy and power units, as well as natural gas and mass units. It lists equivalents for units such as megawatts, kilowatt hours, British thermal units, joules, calories, therms, cubic feet of natural gas, metric tons, and Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures. The conversions allow engineers to easily calculate between different units used for energy, power, natural gas, mass, and temperature measurements.

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    MISCELLANEOUS ENERGY & POWER CONVERSIONS FOR ENERGY ENGINEERS Prepared by: Henry Manczyk, C.P.E., C.E.M.

    Power & Heat Units 1 MW 1 kW 1 kWh 1 kWh 1,000 Btu 1 Therm 1 Million Btu 100,000 Btu 1 Watt 1 Horsepower 1 Horsepower hr. Heat & Energy Units 1 KJ 1 MJ 1 MJ 1 KJ 1 Joule 1 Calorie 1 Kcal/Kg 1 Million Btu 1 Btu 1 Btu 1 Million Btu 1 Btu/hour 1 Btu/lb. 1 Btu/lb. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1,000 Joules 1,000 KJ 1,000,000 Joules .239005 Kilocalories 0.23901 Calories 4.184 Joules 1.8 Btus/lb. 252 Megacalories 252 Calories 1,055 Joules 1,055 Megajoules .2519 Kilocalories/hour 2.3260000 KJ/KG 0.5559 Kilocalories/KG = = = = = = = = = = = 1,000 kW 1,000 Watts 3,412 Btu 1.340 Hp hours 0.293 kWh 100,000 Btu (British Thermal Units) 293.1 Kilowatt hours 1 Therm 3.412 Btu per hour 746 Watts 2,545 Btu

    Power Generation Units 1 MWe 1 MWh 1 MWt (thermal energy) = = = 1,000 kW 3,600 MJ Approximately 1,000 kg. steam/hr.

    Natural Gas Units 1 Cubic foot of natural gas 1 Therm 1 Decatherm 1 Decatherm 1 Decatherm 1 Decatherm 1 Mcf 1 Mcf 1 MMBtu Mass Units 1 Metric ton 1 Metric ton 1 Metric ton 1 Metric ton = = = = = = = = = 1,020 Btu (approx) 100,000 Btu 10 therms 106 Btu 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas (approx) 0.974 Mcf at 1,026 Btu per cubic foot 1.026 MMBtu (approx) 1.026 Decatherm (approx) 106 Btus

    F = (9/5)(C) +32 = = = = 1,000 KG 0.9071847 short tons 1.016047 long tons 2,204.622 pounds (lb.)

    OTHER CONVERSION FACTORS


    Temperature

    (F 32)

    5 9

    F = (9/5)(C) +32 5 F = ( C 9

    ) + 32

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