At One Place

BTU per hour to horsepowers

1 BTU per hour in horsepowers
1 BTU/h = 0.000393 hp
hp = BTU/h × 0.000393014779

To convert BTU per hour to horsepowers, multiply by 0.000393014779. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

BTU per hour to horsepowers table

Common BTU per hour values converted to horsepowers.
BTU per hour Horsepowers
1 BTU/h 0.000393
2 BTU/h 0.000786
3 BTU/h 0.001179
4 BTU/h 0.0015721
5 BTU/h 0.0019651
10 BTU/h 0.0039301
15 BTU/h 0.0058952
20 BTU/h 0.0078603
25 BTU/h 0.0098254
30 BTU/h 0.01179
40 BTU/h 0.015721
50 BTU/h 0.019651
75 BTU/h 0.029476
100 BTU/h 0.039301
250 BTU/h 0.098254
500 BTU/h 0.19651
1,000 BTU/h 0.39301

How the conversion works

The relationship is hp = BTU/h × 0.000393014779. Both units measure power, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes.

Horsepower: Mechanical horsepower.

Common questions

How many horsepowers are in one BTU per hour?
One BTU per hour equals 0.000393 horsepowers. hp = BTU/h × 0.000393014779.
How do you convert BTU per hour to horsepowers?
Use hp = BTU/h × 0.000393014779. So 10 BTU/h is 0.0039301 hp.
How many BTU per hour are in one horsepower?
One horsepower equals 2,544.4336 BTU per hour, which is the reverse of the conversion above.
Is there more than one kind of horsepower?
Mechanical horsepower.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked