Convert Calories per Second to Boiler Horsepower
Convert Calories per Second (cal/s) to Boiler Horsepower (BHP) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
BHP = cal/s × 0.0004267648869
About Calories per Second
One calorie per second (cal/s) = exactly 4.1868 W. It bridges thermochemistry and power: bomb calorimeters and reaction calorimeters characterise exothermic events by cal/s during the reaction interval. Food science uses cal/s to model heat transfer into food during frying or roasting. Since 1 kcal/s = 4,186.8 W, kilocalories per second appear in high-intensity industrial dryers and continuous-flow reactor heat duties. 1 cal/s = 4.1868 W.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Calories per Second (cal/s) | Boiler Horsepower (BHP) |
|---|---|
| 1 cal/s | 0.000426765 BHP |
| 2 cal/s | 0.00085353 BHP |
| 5 cal/s | 0.00213382 BHP |
| 10 cal/s | 0.00426765 BHP |
| 25 cal/s | 0.0106691 BHP |
| 50 cal/s | 0.0213382 BHP |
| 100 cal/s | 0.0426765 BHP |