Calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter (cal/(s·cm²))
Uses the thermochemical calorie: exactly 41,840 W/m².
What is a calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter?
- Symbol
- cal/(s·cm²)
- Quantity
- Heat Flux Density
- Unit system
- CGS
- Definition
- Uses the thermochemical calorie: exactly 41,840 W/m².
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Common applications
Found in older solar, fire research and physics literature that used CGS units.
Calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter in other heat flux density units
- 1 cal/(s·cm²) = 41840 W/m²Watt per square meter
- 1 cal/(s·cm²) = 41.84 kW/m²Kilowatt per square meter
- 1 cal/(s·cm²) = 4.184 W/cm²Watt per square centimeter
- 1 cal/(s·cm²) ≈ 13263.21015 BTU/(h·ft²)BTU per hour square foot
- 1 cal/(s·cm²) ≈ 35975.92433 kcal/(h·m²)Kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter
Calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter quick reference
| Calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter | Watt per square meter | BTU per hour square foot | Kilowatt per square meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cal/(s·cm²) | = 41840 W/m² | ≈ 13263.21015 BTU/(h·ft²) | = 41.84 kW/m² |
| 10 cal/(s·cm²) | = 418400 W/m² | ≈ 132632.1015 BTU/(h·ft²) | = 418.4 kW/m² |
| 100 cal/(s·cm²) | = 4184000 W/m² | ≈ 1326321.015 BTU/(h·ft²) | = 4184 kW/m² |
| 1000 cal/(s·cm²) | = 41840000 W/m² | ≈ 13263210.15 BTU/(h·ft²) | = 41840 kW/m² |
Where the calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter fits
The next smaller heat flux density unit is the watt per square centimeter (W/cm²). 1 cal/(s·cm²) = 4.184 W/cm², and 1 W/cm² ≈ 0.2390057361 cal/(s·cm²).
Frequently asked questions
- How many watts per square meter are in one calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter?
- One calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter = 41840 W/m² (watts per square meter).
- How many BTUs per hour square foot are in one calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter?
- One calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter ≈ 13263.21015 BTU/(h·ft²) (BTUs per hour square foot).
- How many kilowatts per square meter are in one calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter?
- One calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter = 41.84 kW/m² (kilowatts per square meter).