BTU to HP Calculator

Formula

The formula to calculate the horsepower from BTUs is:

\[ HP = \frac{BTU}{T} \times 2545 \]

Where:

\( HP \) is the total horsepower.
\( BTU \) is the total number of British Thermal Units output by the system in the time period.
\( T \) is the number of hours in the time period.

Example

Let's say the total BTUs (\( BTU \)) is 5000 and the time period (\( T \)) is 2 hours. Using the formula:

\[ HP = \frac{5000}{2} \times 2545 \]

We get:

\[ HP = 2500 \times 2545 = 6362500 \]

So, the total horsepower (\( HP \)) is 6,362,500.

What are BTUs and HP?

HP (Horsepower) is a unit of measure of power, and BTUs (British Thermal Units) are a unit of measure of energy. To convert between the two, you must know the time it took to output the energy since power is a unit of energy per unit time.