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Btu (th) per hour square foot to Kilowatt per square meter Converter
Use this page to convert btu (th) 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 (th)/(h*ft^2) = 0.00315248105410906 kW/m^2
1 kW/m^2 = 317.210471002376 Btu (th)/(h*ft^2)
Example: 500 Btu (th)/(h*ft^2) = 1.57624052705453 kW/m^2
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Btu (th) per hour square foot
One Btu (th) per hour square foot is equal to 3.152481054109057 watts per square meter.
History: Hour-based Btu heat flux units are common in older building and HVAC references.
Current use: This unit supports source data that uses thermochemical Btu per hour per square foot.
Also written as Btu (th)/(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 (th) per hour square foot to Kilowatt per square meter table
| Btu (th) per hour square foot [Btu (th)/(h*ft^2)] | Kilowatt per square meter [kW/m^2] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 Btu (th)/(h*ft^2) | 0.0000315248105410906 kW/m^2 |
| 0.1 Btu (th)/(h*ft^2) | 0.000315248105410906 kW/m^2 |
| 1 Btu (th)/(h*ft^2) | 0.00315248105410906 kW/m^2 |
| 2 Btu (th)/(h*ft^2) | 0.00630496210821811 kW/m^2 |
| 5 Btu (th)/(h*ft^2) | 0.0157624052705453 kW/m^2 |
| 10 Btu (th)/(h*ft^2) | 0.0315248105410906 kW/m^2 |
| 20 Btu (th)/(h*ft^2) | 0.0630496210821811 kW/m^2 |
| 50 Btu (th)/(h*ft^2) | 0.157624052705453 kW/m^2 |
| 100 Btu (th)/(h*ft^2) | 0.315248105410906 kW/m^2 |
