Convert Calories per second (cal/s) to Kilowatts (kW)

Enter a value below to convert Calories per second (cal/s) to Kilowatts (kW).

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Conversion:

1 Calories per second (cal/s) = 0.0041868 Kilowatts (kW)

How to Convert Calories per second (cal/s) to Kilowatts (kW)

1 calps = 0.0041868 kw

1 kw = 238.84589663 calps

Example: convert 15 Calories per second (cal/s) to Kilowatts (kW):

25 calps = 0.10467 kw

Calories per second (cal/s) to Kilowatts (kW) Conversion Table

Calories per second (cal/s)Kilowatts (kW)
0.01 calps0.000041868 kw
0.1 calps0.00041868 kw
1 calps0.0041868 kw
2 calps0.0083736 kw
3 calps0.0125604 kw
5 calps0.020934 kw
10 calps0.041868 kw
20 calps0.083736 kw
50 calps0.20934 kw
100 calps0.41868 kw
1000 calps4.1868 kw

Calories per second (cal/s)

Definition

Calories per second (cal/s) is a unit of power equal to approximately 4.187 watts. It represents the rate of energy transfer measured in thermochemical calories.

History

The calorie was defined in the 19th century as the amount of heat needed to raise one gram of water by one degree Celsius. Calories per second emerged as a power unit in thermodynamic calculations.

Current use

Calories per second is used in thermodynamics, chemical engineering, and metabolic studies to express rates of heat transfer and energy expenditure. It appears in scientific literature and specialized engineering calculations.

Kilowatts (kW)

Definition

A kilowatt (kW) is a unit of power equal to 1,000 watts. It is commonly used to express moderate to large power outputs.

History

The kilowatt became widely used with the expansion of electrical power distribution in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It provided a practical scale for describing household and industrial electricity usage.

Current use

Kilowatts are the standard unit for rating household appliances, electric vehicle motors, solar panel systems, and small to medium generators. Home electricity consumption is often measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh).