Foot-pounds to Btu conversion

There is more than one type of Btu. Please use the appropriate variation from the list below.

  1. Foot-pounds to Btu (15°C)

  2. Foot-pounds to Btu (15.6°C)

  3. Foot-pounds to Btu (15.8°C, Canada)

  4. Foot-pounds to Btu (15.8°C, ISO)

  5. Foot-pounds to Btu (3.9°C)

  6. Foot-pounds to Btu (I.T.)

  7. Foot-pounds to Btu (I.T., pre-1956)

  8. Foot-pounds to Btu (mean)

  9. Foot-pounds to Btu (thermoc.)

Foot-pounds

One foot pound is the work done by a force of one pounl acting through a distance of one foot, in the direction of the force. It equates to 1.355 817 948 331 4004 joules

Btu

One BTU is the energy required to heat 1 avoirdupois pound of liquid water by 1 degree Fahrenheit, at a pressure of one atmosphere.