Calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius (cal/(s·cm²·°C))
Uses the thermochemical calorie: exactly 41,840 W/(m²·K).
What is a calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius?
- Symbol
- cal/(s·cm²·°C)
- Quantity
- Heat Transfer Coefficient
- Unit system
- CGS
- Definition
- Uses the thermochemical calorie: exactly 41,840 W/(m²·K).
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Common applications
Found in older physics and chemical engineering literature that used CGS units.
Calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius in other heat transfer coefficient units
- 1 cal/(s·cm²·°C) = 41840 W/(m²·K)Watt per square meter kelvin
- 1 cal/(s·cm²·°C) = 41.84 kW/(m²·K)Kilowatt per square meter kelvin
- 1 cal/(s·cm²·°C) ≈ 7368.450085 BTU/(h·ft²·°F)BTU per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit
- 1 cal/(s·cm²·°C) ≈ 35975.92433 kcal/(h·m²·°C)Kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius
Calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius quick reference
| Calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius | Watt per square meter kelvin | BTU per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit | Kilowatt per square meter kelvin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cal/(s·cm²·°C) | = 41840 W/(m²·K) | ≈ 7368.450085 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) | = 41.84 kW/(m²·K) |
| 10 cal/(s·cm²·°C) | = 418400 W/(m²·K) | ≈ 73684.50085 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) | = 418.4 kW/(m²·K) |
| 100 cal/(s·cm²·°C) | = 4184000 W/(m²·K) | ≈ 736845.0085 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) | = 4184 kW/(m²·K) |
| 1000 cal/(s·cm²·°C) | = 41840000 W/(m²·K) | ≈ 7368450.085 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) | = 41840 kW/(m²·K) |
Where the calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius fits
The next smaller heat transfer coefficient unit is the kilowatt per square meter kelvin (kW/(m²·K)). 1 cal/(s·cm²·°C) = 41.84 kW/(m²·K), and 1 kW/(m²·K) ≈ 0.02390057361 cal/(s·cm²·°C).
Frequently asked questions
- How many watts per square meter kelvin are in one calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius?
- One calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius = 41840 W/(m²·K) (watts per square meter kelvin).
- How many BTUs per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit are in one calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius?
- One calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius ≈ 7368.450085 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) (BTUs per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit).
- How many kilowatts per square meter kelvin are in one calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius?
- One calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius = 41.84 kW/(m²·K) (kilowatts per square meter kelvin).