Convert Hour-degree Celsius per kilocalorie to Second-degree Fahrenheit per BTU

Convert Hour-degree Celsius per kilocalorie (h·°C/kcal) to Second-degree Fahrenheit per BTU (s·°F/BTU) instantly and accurately.

Conversion Formula

s·°F/BTU = h·°C/kcal × 1632.932532

About Hour-degree Celsius per kilocalorie

The h·°C/kcal equals 3600/4186.8 K/W ≈ 0.8598 K/W. Used in pre-SI European engineering literature (French, German, Italian) for heat transfer system calculations. A boiler with 1 h·°C/kcal resistance passes 1 kcal/h per °C temperature difference. Superseded by K/W and h·°C/W in modern standards. 1 h·°C/kcal ≈ 0.8598 K/W.

About Second-degree Fahrenheit per BTU

The second-degree Fahrenheit per BTU (s·°F/BTU) equals (5/9)/1055.05585262 K/W ≈ 5.265 × 10⁻⁴ K/W. Used in US aerospace and nuclear engineering where thermal transient analyses express power as BTU/s and temperature in °F, e.g. rocket engine heat rejection and reactor coolant loop calculations. 1 s·°F/BTU ≈ 5.265 × 10⁻⁴ K/W.

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