British Thermal Unit to Feet-Pound Converter

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Convert British Thermal Unit to Feet-Pound with fixed input and output units, a step-by-step formula line, and reference tables. Factors are joule-based; food energy uses thermochemical calories. The full Energy Converter also includes MMBtu, toe, thermal kWh, and MeV/GeV.

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From: British Thermal Unit (btu)

To: Feet-Pound (ftlb)

About British Thermal Unit

The British thermal unit used here is the IT BTU: ≈ 1,055.056 J. It appears in HVAC, heating equipment, and US engineering data.

About Feet-Pound

The feet-pound is a mechanical work unit common in US torque and ballistics contexts.

How to convert british thermal units to feet-pounds

1 british thermal unit is equal to 778.1692622659649 feet-pound when both are expressed in joule-equivalents:

1 btu = (1,055.05585262 J ÷ 1.3558179483314003 J) ftlb = 778.1692622659649 ftlb

Each british thermal unit is defined as 1,055.05585262 J and each feet-pound as 1.3558179483314003 J in this tool, so one btu equals 1,055.05585262 ÷ 1.3558179483314003 ftlb = 778.1692622659649 ftlb.

Let d(btu) be the numeric amount in British Thermal Unit (btu), and d(ftlb) the amount in Feet-Pound (ftlb). Then:

d(ftlb) = d(btu) × (1,055.05585262 / 1.3558179483314003)

Equivalently, divide by how many btu fit into one ftlb (joules per ftlb divided by joules per btu):

d(ftlb) = d(btu) ÷ 0.00128506746346

Or: feet-pound = british thermal unit ÷ 0.00128506746346

Examples

Example #1: Convert 1 btu to feet-pound

1 btu = 1 btu × (1,055.05585262/1.3558179483314003) ftlb = 778.169262266 ftlb

1 btu = 1 btu ÷ 0.00128506746346 = 778.169262266 ftlb

Example #2: Convert 10 btu to feet-pound

10 btu = 10 btu × (1,055.05585262/1.3558179483314003) ftlb = 7781.69262266 ftlb

10 btu = 10 btu ÷ 0.00128506746346 = 7781.69262266 ftlb

Summary

To convert British Thermal Unit to Feet-Pound, multiply the value in btu by the ratio of joules per btu divided by joules per ftlb. Equivalently: value_ftlb = value_btu × (1055.05585262 / 1.3558179483314003). Numerically, 1 btu equals 778.1692622659649 ftlb.

Relationship context

Both units are US / imperial engineering units (BTU, therm, ft·lb). Conversions use fixed joule factors, so results stay consistent with the definitions in this converter. The factor from British Thermal Unit to Feet-Pound is 7.781693e+2 (1 btu = 778.1692622659649 ftlb).

Conversion tables

British Thermal Unit (btu)Feet-Pound (ftlb)
0.177.8169262266
1778.169262266
21,556.33852453
32,334.5077868
43,112.67704906
53,890.84631133
64,669.0155736
75,447.18483586
86,225.35409813
97,003.52336039
British Thermal Unit (btu)Feet-Pound (ftlb)
107,781.69262266
2015,563.3852453
3023,345.077868
4031,126.7704906
5038,908.4631133
6046,690.155736
7054,471.8483586
8062,253.5409813
9070,035.2336039
10077,816.9262266