Kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius (kcal/(h·m²·°C))
Uses the International Table kilocalorie: exactly 1.163 W/(m²·K).
What is a kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius?
- Symbol
- kcal/(h·m²·°C)
- Quantity
- Heat Transfer Coefficient
- Unit system
- metric
- Definition
- Uses the International Table kilocalorie: exactly 1.163 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 metric engineering literature for heat exchangers and building heat loss.
Kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius in other heat transfer coefficient units
- 1 kcal/(h·m²·°C) = 1.163 W/(m²·K)Watt per square meter kelvin
- 1 kcal/(h·m²·°C) = 0.001163 kW/(m²·K)Kilowatt per square meter kelvin
- 1 kcal/(h·m²·°C) ≈ 0.2048161436 BTU/(h·ft²·°F)BTU per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit
- 1 kcal/(h·m²·°C) ≈ 0.00002779636711 cal/(s·cm²·°C)Calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter degree Celsius
Kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius quick reference
| Kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius | Watt per square meter kelvin | BTU per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit | Kilowatt per square meter kelvin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kcal/(h·m²·°C) | = 1.163 W/(m²·K) | ≈ 0.2048161436 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) | = 0.001163 kW/(m²·K) |
| 10 kcal/(h·m²·°C) | = 11.63 W/(m²·K) | ≈ 2.048161436 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) | = 0.01163 kW/(m²·K) |
| 100 kcal/(h·m²·°C) | = 116.3 W/(m²·K) | ≈ 20.48161436 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) | = 0.1163 kW/(m²·K) |
| 1000 kcal/(h·m²·°C) | = 1163 W/(m²·K) | ≈ 204.8161436 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) | = 1.163 kW/(m²·K) |
Where the kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius fits
The next smaller heat transfer coefficient unit is the watt per square meter kelvin (W/(m²·K)). 1 kcal/(h·m²·°C) = 1.163 W/(m²·K), and 1 W/(m²·K) ≈ 0.8598452279 kcal/(h·m²·°C).
The next larger heat transfer coefficient unit is the BTU per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit (BTU/(h·ft²·°F)). 1 kcal/(h·m²·°C) ≈ 0.2048161436 BTU/(h·ft²·°F), and 1 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) ≈ 4.882427636 kcal/(h·m²·°C).
Frequently asked questions
- How many watts per square meter kelvin are in one kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius?
- One kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius = 1.163 W/(m²·K) (watts per square meter kelvin).
- How many BTUs per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit are in one kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius?
- One kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius ≈ 0.2048161436 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) (BTUs per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit).
- How many kilowatts per square meter kelvin are in one kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius?
- One kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter degree Celsius = 0.001163 kW/(m²·K) (kilowatts per square meter kelvin).