Convert Therms (US) to Ergs

Enter a value below to convert Therms (US) to Ergs.

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Conversion:

1 Therms (US) = 1055059999999999.9 Ergs

How to Convert Therms (US) to Ergs

1 therm = 1055059999999999.9 erg

1 erg = 9.478133945e-16 therm

Example: convert 15 Therms (US) to Ergs:

25 therm = 26376500000000000 erg

Therms (US) to Ergs Conversion Table

Therms (US)Ergs
0.01 therm10550600000000 erg
0.1 therm105506000000000 erg
1 therm1055059999999999.9 erg
2 therm2110119999999999.8 erg
3 therm3165179999999999.5 erg
5 therm5275300000000000 erg
10 therm10550600000000000 erg
20 therm21101200000000000 erg
50 therm52753000000000000 erg
100 therm105506000000000000 erg
1000 therm1055060000000000000 erg

Therms (US)

Definition

A therm is an imperial unit of heat energy equal to 100,000 BTU or approximately 105,506,000 joules. It is used primarily for natural gas billing.

History

The therm was defined by the UK Gas Act of 1920 for standardizing natural gas billing. It provided a convenient large-scale unit for measuring gas consumption across households and businesses.

Current use

Therms are used by natural gas utilities in the United States and the United Kingdom for billing residential and commercial customers. Gas bills typically show consumption in therms.

Ergs

Definition

An erg is a CGS (centimeter-gram-second) unit of energy equal to 10⁻⁷ joules. It represents the work done by a force of one dyne over a distance of one centimeter.

History

The erg was the standard energy unit in the CGS system, widely used in physics before the SI system gained dominance. It was introduced in the mid-19th century alongside other CGS mechanical units.

Current use

Ergs are still used in astrophysics and some branches of physics, particularly for describing stellar energy output, supernova energies, and spectroscopic measurements in legacy literature.