Definition:British Thermal Unit per Hour-Foot-Fahrenheit

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Definition

The British thermal unit per hour-foot-fahrenheit is an imperial unit of thermal conductivity.


Conversion Factors

\(\ds \) \(\) \(\ds 1\) British thermal unit per hour-foot-fahrenheit
\(\ds \) \(\approx\) \(\ds 1 \cdotp 731\) watt per metre-kelvin


Symbol

$\mathrm {Btu / h \, ft \fahr}$

The symbol for the british thermal unit per hour-foot-fahrenheit is $\mathrm {Btu / h \, ft \fahr}$.


Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {Btu / h \, ft \fahr} .


Also known as

The British thermal unit per hour-foot-fahrenheit can also be found as the British thermal unit per hour-foot-rankine.

The units are identical because the degree Rankine is the same as the degree Fahrenheit but for its reference points.