eFunda: Convert cheval-vapeur (horsepower) to other Power (Heat flow) units

cheval-vapeur (horsepower)

Symbol:	cv, HP
Category:	Power (Heat flow)
SI Equivalent:	735.499 W
Dimension:	ML²T^-3
System:	UK, INT

Notes
Power unit introduced by James Watt in 1784. It is defined as the power (a horse) needed to raise 528 ft³ of water by 1 meter in 1 minute. 1 HP = 75 kgf-m/s

1 cv, HP =

Power (Heat flow)
	Symbol	Unit Name
7.35499×10⁹	aW	abwatt (emu of power)
2509.63	Btu (IT)/h	British thermal unit (IT) per hour
41.8271	Btu (IT)/min	British thermal unit (IT) per minute
0.697118	Btu (IT)/s	British thermal unit (IT) per second
2511.31	Btu (therm.)/h	British thermal unit (therm.) per hour
41.8551	Btu (therm.)/min	British thermal unit (therm.) per minute
0.697585	Btu (therm.)/s	British thermal unit (therm.) per second
6.32424×10⁵	cal (IT)/h	calorie (IT) per hour
1.05404×10⁴	cal (IT)/min	calorie (IT) per minute
175.673	cal (IT)/s	calorie (IT) per second
4.5339×10⁵	cal (therm.)/h	calorie (therm.) per hour
1.05473×10⁴	cal (therm.)/min	calorie (therm.) per minute
175.788	cal (therm.)/s	calorie (therm.) per second
7.35499×10⁹	dyn-cm/s	dyne-centimeter per second
7.35499×10⁹	erg/s	erg per second
1.95291×10⁶	ft-lbf/h	foot-pound force per hour
3.25486×10⁴	ft-lbf/min	foot-pound force per minute
542.476	ft-lbf/s	foot-pound force per second
1.74537×10⁴	ft-pdl/s	foot-poundal per second
0.98632	HP	horsepower (550 ft-lbf/s)
7.49782×10^-2	HP	horsepower (boiler)
0.98632	BHP, hp	horsepower (British)
1	cv, HP	horsepower (cheval-vapeur)
1	HP	horsepower (metric)
0.985866	HP	horsepower (water)
75	kgf-m/s	kilogram force-meter per second
0.735499	kW	kilowatt
7.5		prony
0.187498	CTR (UK)	ton (refrigeration, UK)
0.209139	CTR (US)	ton (refrigeration, US)
735.499	VA	volt-ampere
735.499	W	watt
735.359	W	watt (int. mean)
735.377	W	watt (int. US)

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