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Name:

Abbreviation:

BOE

Another Name:

bboe

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

BOT

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Notes:

(1) The unit name is sometimes abbreviated BTU.

(2) The metric (SI) equivalents above are exact.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

Btu

Other Names:

British-thermal-unit-IT, Btu-IT, BThU, BThU-IT

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

1.0550558526 kilojoules
1.0550558526 kilonewton meters
1055.0558526 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:

Notes:

(1) The "IT" suffix indicates that this is the International Steam Table definition.

(2) The metric (SI) equivalents above were calculated from exact values using double-precision arithmetic.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

Btu-39

Another Name:

BThU-39

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

1.05967 kilojoules
1.05967 kilonewton meters
1059.67 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

This is the value at 39 degrees Fahrenheit.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

Btu-59

Another Name:

BThU-59

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

This is the value at 59 degrees Fahrenheit.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

Btu-60

Another Name:

BThU-60

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

1.05468 kilojoules
1.05468 kilonewton meters
1054.68 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

This is the value at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

Btu-mean

Another Name:

BThU-mean

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

1.05587 kilojoules
1.05587 kilonewton meters
1055.87 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

This is the average value from 0 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

Btu-th

Another Name:

BThU-th

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

1.0543502645 kilojoules
1.0543502645 kilonewton meters
1054.3502645 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:

Notes:

(1) The "th" suffix indicates that this is the Thermochemical definition.

(2) The metric (SI) equivalents above were calculated from exact values using double-precision arithmetic.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

cal

Other Names:

gram-calorie, petit-calorie, small-calorie, calorie-IT, gram-calorie-IT, petit-calorie-IT, small-calorie-IT

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

4.1868 joules
4.1868 newton meters
4.1868 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Notes:

(1) The "IT" suffix indicates that this is the International Steam Table definition.

(2) The metric (SI) equivalents above are exact.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

cal-15

Other Names:

gram-calorie-15, petit-calorie-15, small-calorie-15

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

4.1858 joules
4.1858 newton meters
4.1858 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

This is the value at 15 degrees Celsius.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

cal-20

Other Names:

gram-calorie-20, petit-calorie-20, small-calorie-20

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

4.1819 joules
4.1819 newton meters
4.1819 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

This is the value at 20 degrees Celsius.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

cal-mean

Other Names:

gram-calorie-mean, petit-calorie-mean, small-calorie-mean

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

4.19002 joules
4.19002 newton meters
4.19002 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

This is the average value from 0 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

cal-th

Other Names:

gram-calorie-th, petit-calorie-th, small-calorie-th

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

4.184 joules
4.184 newton meters
4.184 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Notes:

(1) The "th" suffix indicates that this is the Thermochemical definition.

(2) The metric (SI) equivalents above are exact.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

Chu

Other Names:

Celsius-heat-unit-IT, centigrade-heat-unit

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

1.8991005 kilojoules
1.8991005 kilonewton meters
1899.1005 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

The "IT" suffix indicates that this is the International Steam Table definition.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

Chu-mean

Another Name:

centigrade-heat-unit-mean

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

1.900566 kilojoules
1.900566 kilonewton meters
1900.566 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

This is the average value from 0 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

Chu-th

Another Name:

centigrade-heat-unit-th

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

1.8978305 kilojoules
1.8978305 kilonewton meters
1897.8305 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

The "th" suffix indicates that this is the Thermochemical definition.

  

Name:

Another Name:

natural-unit-of-energy

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

81.871047 femtojoules
81.871047 femtonewton meters
8.1871047e-14 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Standard Uncertainty:

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

The value for this measured constant was obtained from NIST. See their section on constants, units, and uncertainty for more information.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

eV

Another Name:

equivalent-volt

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

160.217653 zeptojoules
160.217653 zeptonewton meters
1.60217653e-19 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Standard Uncertainty:

1.4e-26 joules

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

The value for this measured constant was obtained from NIST. See their section on constants, units, and uncertainty for more information.

  

Name:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

The metric (SI) equivalents above are exact.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

ft-pdl

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

4.2140110094 centijoules
4.2140110094 centinewton meters
0.042140110094 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:

Note:

The metric (SI) equivalents above were calculated from exact values using double-precision arithmetic.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

ft-lbf

Other Names:

foot-pound, ft-lb, duty

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

1.3558179483 joules
1.3558179483 newton meters
1.3558179483 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:

Note:

The metric (SI) equivalents above were calculated from exact values using double-precision arithmetic.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

E-h

Other Names:

Hartree-energy, atomic-unit-of-energy, double-Rydberg

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

4.35974417 attojoules
4.35974417 attonewton meters
4.35974417e-18 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Standard Uncertainty:

7.5e-25 joules

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

The value for this measured constant was obtained from NIST. See their section on constants, units, and uncertainty for more information.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

J

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

joule is a metric unit (in fact, it is a derived SI unit)
1
newton meter
1 meter^2 kilogram / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

kcal

Other Names:

Calorie, kilogram-calorie, grand-calorie, large-calorie, major-calorie, Calorie-IT, kilocalorie-IT, kilogram-calorie-IT, grand-calorie-IT, large-calorie-IT, major-calorie-IT

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:

Notes:

(1) This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (the "IT" suffix indicates that this is the International Steam Table definition).

(2) The metric (SI) equivalents above were calculated from exact values using double-precision arithmetic.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

kcal-15

Other Names:

Calorie-15, kilogram-calorie-15, grand-calorie-15, large-calorie-15, major-calorie-15

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:

Note:

This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (this is the value at 15 degrees Celsius).

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

kcal-20

Other Names:

Calorie-20, kilogram-calorie-20, grand-calorie-20, large-calorie-20, major-calorie-20

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:

Note:

This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (this is the value at 20 degrees Celsius).

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

kcal-mean

Other Names:

Calorie-mean, kilogram-calorie-mean, grand-calorie-mean, large-calorie-mean, major-calorie-mean

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

4.19002 kilojoules
4.19002 kilonewton meters
4190.02 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:

Note:

This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (average value from 0 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius).

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

kcal-th

Other Names:

Calorie-th, kilogram-calorie-th, grand-calorie-th, large-calorie-th, major-calorie-th

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:

Notes:

(1) This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (the "th" suffix indicates that this is the thermochemical definition).

(2) The metric (SI) equivalents above were calculated from exact values using double-precision arithmetic.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

kgfm

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

9.80665 joules
9.80665 newton meters
9.80665 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:

Note:

The metric (SI) equivalents above were calculated from exact values using double-precision arithmetic.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

kWh

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

The metric (SI) equivalents above are exact.

  

Name:

Abbreviation:

latm

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

101.325 joules
101.325 newton meters
101.325 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

The metric (SI) equivalents above are exact.

  

Name:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

The metric (SI) equivalents above are exact.

  

Name:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

1.0550558526 exajoules
1.0550558526 exanewton meters
1.0550558526e+18 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:

Note:

The metric (SI) equivalents above were calculated from exact values using double-precision arithmetic.

  

Name:

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

105.4804 megajoules
105.4804 meganewton meters
1.054804e+8 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Notes:

(1) This unit is used in the United States.

(2) The metric (SI) equivalents above are exact.

  

Name:

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

105.506 megajoules
105.506 meganewton meters
1.05506e+8 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Notes:

(1) The "EU" suffix indicates that this unit is used in the European Union.

(2) The metric (SI) equivalents above are exact.

  

Name:

Belongs to:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

105.50558526 megajoules
105.50558526 meganewton meters
1.0550558526e+8 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

The "UK" suffix indicates that this unit is used in the United Kingdom.

  

Name:

Metric (SI) Equivalents:

Metric (SI) Dimensions:

length^2 × mass × time^-2

Note:

The metric (SI) equivalents above are exact.

  

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