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Btu

Abbreviation/Symbol:

BTU

Btu

Unit of:

Energy

Power

Worldwide use:

The BTU is regularly used in English-speaking metric countries. It is widely used in heating and air conditioning, and power and steam generation.

Definition:

One BTU is the energy required to heat 1 avoirdupois pound of liquid water by 1 degree Fahrenheit, at a pressure of one atmosphere.

Common references:

A 4inch wooden match that is completely burned generates approximately 1 BTU. one kilowatt-hour of electricity generates about 3,400 Btu, One pound of air-dried wood about 7,000 Btu, and a ton of coal about 20 million Btu

Usage context:

The BTU is regularly used in English-speaking metric countries. It is widely used in heating and air conditioning, and power and steam generation.

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