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BTU to Horse Power Conversion

02/03/2011 7:21 AM

i bought a 26500 btu air condition (split unit in america). what is its horse power rating? is it 2.5 horse power?
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02/03/2011 7:22 AM

http://www.ehow.com/how_4911680_convert-btu-horsepower.html

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02/03/2011 9:53 PM

First convert BTU to KW, using 1 BTU = 1/(3.41x1000) KW

Then convert KW to HP, using 1 HP = 1/(0.764) KW

26,500 BTU = 7.77 KW = 10.42 HP (in terms of capacity)

Maybe the power consumption of the air conditioner is 2.5 HP

See the related thread:

http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/65223/Calculate-Power-Consumed-By-1TR-Air-Conditioner

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Re: BTU to Horse Power Conversion

02/11/2011 5:45 AM

Seems like a typing mistake:

true is: 1 HP= 0.746 KW.
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