BTU per Hour (IT) to Megawatt Converter
Power · unit-converter
Convert BTU per Hour (IT) to Megawatt with a fixed input and output unit, step-by-step formula line, and reference tables. Linear units use SI watt definitions; mechanical hp uses 550 ft·lbf/s; BTU/h uses the IT BTU; dBm/dBW are logarithmic relative to 1 mW and 1 W. The full Power Converter also includes PS/CV, TR, kVA/MVA, and ft·lb/s.
Calculator
From: BTU per Hour (IT) (btu_hr)
To: Megawatt (megaw)
About BTU per Hour (IT)
BTU per hour expresses thermal power using the IT British thermal unit (≈ 1,055.056 J per BTU), divided by one hour. Common in HVAC equipment ratings.
About Megawatt
One megawatt is one million watts. Utility generation, large drives, and grid studies use MW.
How to convert btu per hour (it) to megawatts
1 btu per hour (it) is equal to 2.93071070e-7 megawatt when both are expressed in watt-equivalents:
1 btu_hr = (0.2930710701722222 W ÷ 1,000,000 W) megaw = 2.93071070e-7 megaw
Each btu per hour (it) is defined as 0.2930710701722222 W and each megawatt as 1,000,000 W in this tool, so one btu_hr equals 0.2930710701722222 ÷ 1,000,000 megaw = 2.93071070e-7 megaw.
Let d(btu_hr) be the numeric value in BTU per Hour (IT) (btu_hr), and d(megaw) the value in Megawatt (megaw). Then:
d(megaw) = d(btu_hr) × (0.2930710701722222 / 1,000,000)
Equivalently, divide by how many btu_hr fit into one megaw (watts per megaw divided by watts per btu_hr):
d(megaw) = d(btu_hr) ÷ 3412141.63312794174999
Or: megawatt = btu per hour (it) ÷ 3412141.63312794174999
Examples
Example #1: Convert 1 btu_hr to megawatt
1 btu_hr = 1 btu_hr × (0.2930710701722222/1,000,000) megaw = 0.0000002931 megaw
1 btu_hr = 1 btu_hr ÷ 3412141.63312794174999 = 0.0000002931 megaw
Intermediate watts: 0.2930710702 W
Example #2: Convert 10 btu_hr to megawatt
10 btu_hr = 10 btu_hr × (0.2930710701722222/1,000,000) megaw = 0.0000029307 megaw
10 btu_hr = 10 btu_hr ÷ 3412141.63312794174999 = 0.0000029307 megaw
Intermediate watts: 2.9307107017 W
Summary
To convert BTU per Hour (IT) to Megawatt, multiply the value in btu_hr by the ratio of watts per btu_hr divided by watts per megaw. Equivalently: value_megaw = value_btu_hr × (0.2930710701722222 / 1000000). Numerically, 1 btu_hr equals 2.930710701722222e-7 megaw.
Relationship context
You are converting between thermal engineering rates (BTU/h, kcal/h) (BTU per Hour (IT)) and SI / decimal power (watts and prefixes) (Megawatts). All linear values are mapped through watts first. The numeric factor is 2.930711e-7.
Conversion tables
| BTU per Hour (IT) (btu_hr) | Megawatt (megaw) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.0000000293 |
| 1 | 0.0000002931 |
| 2 | 0.0000005861 |
| 3 | 0.0000008792 |
| 4 | 0.0000011723 |
| 5 | 0.0000014654 |
| 6 | 0.0000017584 |
| 7 | 0.0000020515 |
| 8 | 0.0000023446 |
| 9 | 0.0000026376 |
| BTU per Hour (IT) (btu_hr) | Megawatt (megaw) |
|---|---|
| 10 | 0.0000029307 |
| 20 | 0.0000058614 |
| 30 | 0.0000087921 |
| 40 | 0.0000117228 |
| 50 | 0.0000146536 |
| 60 | 0.0000175843 |
| 70 | 0.000020515 |
| 80 | 0.0000234457 |
| 90 | 0.0000263764 |
| 100 | 0.0000293071 |