Kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter (kcal/(h·m²))
Uses the International Table kilocalorie: exactly 1.163 W/m².
What is a kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter?
- Symbol
- kcal/(h·m²)
- Quantity
- Heat Flux Density
- Unit system
- metric
- Definition
- Uses the International Table kilocalorie: exactly 1.163 W/m².
- 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 loss and heating design.
Kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter in other heat flux density units
- 1 kcal/(h·m²) = 1.163 W/m²Watt per square meter
- 1 kcal/(h·m²) = 0.001163 kW/m²Kilowatt per square meter
- 1 kcal/(h·m²) = 0.0001163 W/cm²Watt per square centimeter
- 1 kcal/(h·m²) ≈ 0.3686690585 BTU/(h·ft²)BTU per hour square foot
- 1 kcal/(h·m²) ≈ 0.00002779636711 cal/(s·cm²)Calorie (thermochemical) per second square centimeter
Kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter quick reference
| Kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter | Watt per square meter | BTU per hour square foot | Kilowatt per square meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kcal/(h·m²) | = 1.163 W/m² | ≈ 0.3686690585 BTU/(h·ft²) | = 0.001163 kW/m² |
| 10 kcal/(h·m²) | = 11.63 W/m² | ≈ 3.686690585 BTU/(h·ft²) | = 0.01163 kW/m² |
| 100 kcal/(h·m²) | = 116.3 W/m² | ≈ 36.86690585 BTU/(h·ft²) | = 0.1163 kW/m² |
| 1000 kcal/(h·m²) | = 1163 W/m² | ≈ 368.6690585 BTU/(h·ft²) | = 1.163 kW/m² |
Where the kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter fits
The next smaller heat flux density unit is the watt per square meter (W/m²). 1 kcal/(h·m²) = 1.163 W/m², and 1 W/m² ≈ 0.8598452279 kcal/(h·m²).
The next larger heat flux density unit is the BTU per hour square foot (BTU/(h·ft²)). 1 kcal/(h·m²) ≈ 0.3686690585 BTU/(h·ft²), and 1 BTU/(h·ft²) ≈ 2.712459798 kcal/(h·m²).
Frequently asked questions
- How many watts per square meter are in one kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter?
- One kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter = 1.163 W/m² (watts per square meter).
- How many BTUs per hour square foot are in one kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter?
- One kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter ≈ 0.3686690585 BTU/(h·ft²) (BTUs per hour square foot).
- How many kilowatts per square meter are in one kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter?
- One kilocalorie (IT) per hour square meter = 0.001163 kW/m² (kilowatts per square meter).