Fireline Intensity unitsUse the following table to convert among various units. To convert from the units in a column to the units in a row, divide by the conversion factor. To convert from the units in a row to the units in a column, multiply by the conversion factor. Four significant figures are shown. Only half the table is provided to avoid round-off errors. |
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|
J/(ft-s) |
cal/(cm-s) |
kW/m |
BTU/(ft-s) |
kcal/(m-s) |
|
J/(ft-s) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
cal/(cm-s) |
127.5 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
kW/m |
304.8 |
2.390 |
1 |
|
|
|
BTU/(ft-s) |
1054 |
8.268 |
3.459 |
1 |
|
|
kcal/(m-s) |
1275 |
10 |
4.184 |
1.210 |
1 |
Examples: multiply 1000 BTU/ft-s by 3.459 to get 3459 kW/m; divide 1000 kW/m by 3.459 to get 289.1 BTU/ft-s.
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