Foot-pound per Second to Gigawatt Converter
Power · unit-converter
Convert Foot-pound per Second to Gigawatt 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: Foot-pound per Second (ft_lb_s)
To: Gigawatt (gw)
About Foot-pound per Second
Foot-pounds per second is a mechanical power rate: 1 ft·lb/s = 1.3558179483314004 W (exactly, from the international foot definition).
About Gigawatt
One gigawatt is one billion watts. Utility generation capacity and grid planning commonly use GW.
How to convert foot-pounds per second to gigawatts
1 foot-pound per second is equal to 1.35581795e-9 gigawatt when both are expressed in watt-equivalents:
1 ft_lb_s = (1.3558179483314003 W ÷ 1,000,000,000 W) gw = 1.35581795e-9 gw
Each foot-pound per second is defined as 1.3558179483314003 W and each gigawatt as 1,000,000,000 W in this tool, so one ft_lb_s equals 1.3558179483314003 ÷ 1,000,000,000 gw = 1.35581795e-9 gw.
Let d(ft_lb_s) be the numeric value in Foot-pound per Second (ft_lb_s), and d(gw) the value in Gigawatt (gw). Then:
d(gw) = d(ft_lb_s) × (1.3558179483314003 / 1,000,000,000)
Equivalently, divide by how many ft_lb_s fit into one gw (watts per gw divided by watts per ft_lb_s):
d(gw) = d(ft_lb_s) ÷ 7.37562149e+8
Or: gigawatt = foot-pound per second ÷ 7.37562149e+8
Examples
Example #1: Convert 1 ft_lb_s to gigawatt
1 ft_lb_s = 1 ft_lb_s × (1.3558179483314003/1,000,000,000) gw = 0.0000000014 gw
1 ft_lb_s = 1 ft_lb_s ÷ 7.37562149e+8 = 0.0000000014 gw
Intermediate watts: 1.3558179483 W
Example #2: Convert 10 ft_lb_s to gigawatt
10 ft_lb_s = 10 ft_lb_s × (1.3558179483314003/1,000,000,000) gw = 0.0000000136 gw
10 ft_lb_s = 10 ft_lb_s ÷ 7.37562149e+8 = 0.0000000136 gw
Intermediate watts: 13.5581794833 W
Summary
To convert Foot-pound per Second to Gigawatt, multiply the value in ft_lb_s by the ratio of watts per ft_lb_s divided by watts per gw. Equivalently: value_gw = value_ft_lb_s × (1.3558179483314003 / 1000000000). Numerically, 1 ft_lb_s equals 1.3558179483314003e-9 gw.
Relationship context
You are converting between mechanical power (horsepower, ft·lb/s) (Foot-pounds per Second) and SI / decimal power (watts and prefixes) (Gigawatts). All linear values are mapped through watts first. The numeric factor is 1.355818e-9.
Conversion tables
| Foot-pound per Second (ft_lb_s) | Gigawatt (gw) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.0000000001 |
| 1 | 0.0000000014 |
| 2 | 0.0000000027 |
| 3 | 0.0000000041 |
| 4 | 0.0000000054 |
| 5 | 0.0000000068 |
| 6 | 0.0000000081 |
| 7 | 0.0000000095 |
| 8 | 0.0000000108 |
| 9 | 0.0000000122 |
| Foot-pound per Second (ft_lb_s) | Gigawatt (gw) |
|---|---|
| 10 | 0.0000000136 |
| 20 | 0.0000000271 |
| 30 | 0.0000000407 |
| 40 | 0.0000000542 |
| 50 | 0.0000000678 |
| 60 | 0.0000000813 |
| 70 | 0.0000000949 |
| 80 | 0.0000001085 |
| 90 | 0.000000122 |
| 100 | 0.0000001356 |