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Btu (IT) per hour square foot to Kilowatt per square meter Converter
Use this page to convert btu (it) per hour square foot values into kilowatt per square meter, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.
Conversion formula
1 Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2) = 0.00315459074506305 kW/m^2
1 kW/m^2 = 316.99833062815 Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2)
Example: 500 Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2) = 1.57729537253152 kW/m^2
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Btu (IT) per hour square foot
One Btu (IT) per hour square foot is equal to 3.15459074506305 watts per square meter.
History: Btu per hour per square foot is common in building heat-transfer and insulation work.
Current use: This unit appears in HVAC, building envelopes, and US customary heat-flow references.
Also written as Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2).
Kilowatt per square meter
One kilowatt per square meter is equal to 1000 watts per square meter.
History: Kilowatt scaling is useful for high-intensity heat flux values.
Current use: This unit appears in solar concentration, combustion, industrial heating, and high-flux thermal systems.
Also written as kW/m^2.
Btu (IT) per hour square foot to Kilowatt per square meter table
| Btu (IT) per hour square foot [Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2)] | Kilowatt per square meter [kW/m^2] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2) | 0.0000315459074506305 kW/m^2 |
| 0.1 Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2) | 0.000315459074506305 kW/m^2 |
| 1 Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2) | 0.00315459074506305 kW/m^2 |
| 2 Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2) | 0.0063091814901261 kW/m^2 |
| 5 Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2) | 0.0157729537253152 kW/m^2 |
| 10 Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2) | 0.0315459074506305 kW/m^2 |
| 20 Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2) | 0.063091814901261 kW/m^2 |
| 50 Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2) | 0.157729537253152 kW/m^2 |
| 100 Btu (IT)/(h*ft^2) | 0.315459074506305 kW/m^2 |
