a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
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btu::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | b.th.u., british thermal unit |
| Type of | energy unit, heat unit, work unit |
Examples of btu
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Remember how quickly Congress extinguished the BTU tax during the budget debate.
From the time.com
To this end, BTU Cottbus constructed a special research area, unique in the world.
From the sciencedaily.com
Currently our buyer is not able to accommodate the gas due to the high BTU levels.
From the foxbusiness.com
Wind power jumped from .70 quadrillion BTU, or quads, in 2009 to .92 quads in 2010.
From the sciencedaily.com
Other non-SI units for work are the horsepower-hour, the therm, the BTU and Calorie.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This corresponds to around $7 per million BTU, or around $7 per gigajoule.
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Fandango was an example they used a lot in demoing it btu in practice it barely works.
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After peaking at over $13 per million BTU in June, it has sunk to a recent price below $8.
From the investors.com
Now, let's say that BTU closes at $46 and I do not get put the shares.
From the forbes.com
- British thermal unit: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
- The British thermal unit (BTU or Btu) is a traditional unit of energy equal to about 1 055.05585 joules. It is approximately the amount of energy needed to heat of water . It is used in the power, steam generation, heating and air conditioning industries. ...
- British Thermal Unit
- (BTUs) The British Thermal Unit is a term used in the United States to describe the heating or cooling capacity of a system. The BTU is understood to represent BTUs per hour when referring to power. ...
- A measure of the heating value of a fuel .
- Stands for British Thermal Units. This is an imperial unit of measurement for heat widely used in the US and also in the UK. The conversion to the metric unit kWh is: 1 kWh = 3412Btu, and for surface area values, 1kWh/m2/day = 314Btu/ft2/day
- A unit of heat energy, used to describe the amount of heat that can be generated by burning oil or gas.
- Unit used in the British system to measure the quantity of heat, energy and work.
- A Btu is defined as the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit, at normal atmospheric pressure. Energy consumption is expressed in Btu in this report to allow for consumption comparisons among fuels that are measured in different units. ...
