Convert Ergs per Second to Calories per Second
Convert Ergs per Second (erg/s) to Calories per Second (cal/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
cal/s = erg/s × 2.388458966e-8
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.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Ergs per Second (erg/s) | Calories per Second (cal/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 erg/s | 2.388 × 10-8 cal/s |
| 2 erg/s | 4.777 × 10-8 cal/s |
| 5 erg/s | 1.194 × 10-7 cal/s |
| 10 erg/s | 2.388 × 10-7 cal/s |
| 25 erg/s | 5.971 × 10-7 cal/s |
| 50 erg/s | 1.194 × 10-6 cal/s |
| 100 erg/s | 2.388 × 10-6 cal/s |