Kilowatt per Square Metre Kelvin (kW/(m²·K))
The kilowatt per square metre kelvin is 1000 W/(m²·K), convenient for boiling, condensation and liquid heat exchangers where h reaches thousands of W/(m²·K).
Symbol: kW/(m²·K) (ASCII: kW/(m2*K))
Quantity: heat transfer coefficient (h) and thermal transmittance (U-value)
SI relation: 1 kW/(m²·K) = 1000 W/(m²·K) (exact)
Derivation: 1 kW/(m²·K) = 1000 W/(m²·K)
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Shell-and-tube and plate heat exchangers
- Boiling and condensing heat transfer
Convert kilowatts per square metre kelvin to other units
| Conversion | 1 kW/(m²·K) equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| kilowatt per square metre kelvin to watt per square metre kelvin | 1000 W/(m²·K) | watt per square metre kelvin to kilowatt per square metre kelvin |
| kilowatt per square metre kelvin to BTU per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit | 176.1101837 BTU/(h·ft²·°F) | BTU per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit to kilowatt per square metre kelvin |
| kilowatt per square metre kelvin to kilocalorie per hour square metre degree Celsius | 859.8452279 kcal/(h·m²·°C) | kilocalorie per hour square metre degree Celsius to kilowatt per square metre kelvin |
| kilowatt per square metre kelvin to watt per square centimetre kelvin | 0.1 W/(cm²·K) | watt per square centimetre kelvin to kilowatt per square metre kelvin |
| kilowatt per square metre kelvin to calorie per second square centimetre degree Celsius | 0.02390057361 cal/(s·cm²·°C) | calorie per second square centimetre degree Celsius to kilowatt per square metre kelvin |
Open the Heat Transfer Coefficient Converter to convert any value between all units.
Sources
- The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 4, coherent derived units with special names.
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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