Convert Boiler Horsepower to Ergs per Second
Convert Boiler Horsepower (BHP) to Ergs per Second (erg/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
erg/s = BHP × 98105540740
About Boiler Horsepower
One boiler horsepower (BHP) ≈ 9,810 W = 33,475 BTU/h - the power to evaporate 34.5 lb of water per hour at 212°F, standardised by ASME for rating steam boilers. A small office building needs 10-50 BHP; a hospital or large plant 200-2,000 BHP. Critically, 1 BHP is ~13.1× larger than 1 mechanical horsepower (746 W) - a dangerous confusion when specifying heating equipment. 1 BHP ≈ 9,810.6 W.
About Ergs per Second
An erg per second (erg/s) is the CGS unit of power - exactly 10⁻⁷ W. Despite SI adoption, erg/s persists in astrophysics: the Sun's total luminosity is 3.828 × 10³³ erg/s; a peak supernova radiates ~10⁴³ erg/s - more power than the Sun emits over its 10-billion-year lifetime. X-ray binaries, active galactic nuclei, and neutron star accretion rates are catalogued in erg/s across decades of archival literature. 1 erg/s = 10⁻⁷ W.
Quick Reference Table
| Boiler Horsepower (BHP) | Ergs per Second (erg/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 BHP | 9.811 × 1010 erg/s |
| 2 BHP | 1.962 × 1011 erg/s |
| 5 BHP | 4.905 × 1011 erg/s |
| 10 BHP | 9.811 × 1011 erg/s |
| 25 BHP | 2.453 × 1012 erg/s |
| 50 BHP | 4.905 × 1012 erg/s |
| 100 BHP | 9.811 × 1012 erg/s |