[USMA:27041] RE: Air conditioners

[Bill Potts]

I forgot to provide the conversion factor.   The rough number is 1 thousand joules to the BTU.   The exact number depends on the definition of the BTU. The "International Table" BTU is 1055.056 J. The thermochemical BTU is 1054.350 J. For air conditioning, I suspect the former would apply.   Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]        -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Bill Potts Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 11:41 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:27039] RE: Air conditioners The SI unit is the joule. For air conditioners, the actual measurement would be in kilojoules (kJ) or megajoules (MJ).   Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of john mercer Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 11:01 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:27038] Air conditioners Could someone please tell me what the S I unit is for measureing the output of airconditioners?  In imperial it's B T U. What is the conversion factor to convert B T U's to S I?  Thanks for all your help.