Convert Square centimetres per hour to Square feet per hour

Convert Square centimetres per hour (cm²/h) to Square feet per hour (ft²/h) instantly and accurately.

Square centimetres per hour (cm²/h)
Square feet per hour (ft²/h)

Conversion Formula

ft²/h = cm²/h × 0.001076391042

About Square centimetres per hour

The square centimetre per hour (cm²/h) equals 1/36 000 000 m²/s. Environmental geophysicists use cm²/h when measuring heat flow in sedimentary rock columns or permafrost layers. Granite has a diffusivity of ≈36 cm²/h; dry sand ≈9 cm²/h. 1 cm²/h = 1e-4/3600 m²/s ≈ 2.778 × 10⁻⁸ m²/s.

About Square feet per hour

The square foot per hour (ft²/h) equals ≈2.581 × 10⁻⁵ m²/s and is the dominant unit in US engineering practice for thermal diffusivity of building materials and industrial insulation. ASHRAE handbooks, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, and NFPA fire-resistance tables all list diffusivity in ft²/h. Steel: ≈0.4-0.5 ft²/h; concrete: ≈0.023 ft²/h; mineral wool: ≈0.005 ft²/h. 1 ft²/h = 0.09290304/3600 m²/s.

Quick Reference Table

Square centimetres per hour (cm²/h)Square feet per hour (ft²/h)
1 cm²/h0.00107639 ft²/h
2 cm²/h0.00215278 ft²/h
5 cm²/h0.00538196 ft²/h
10 cm²/h0.0107639 ft²/h
25 cm²/h0.0269098 ft²/h
50 cm²/h0.0538196 ft²/h
100 cm²/h0.107639 ft²/h

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