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WHAT DOES BTU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

British thermal unit

The British thermal unit is a traditional unit of energy equal to about 1055 joules. It is the amount of energy needed to cool or heat one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. In science, the joule, the SI unit of energy, has largely replaced the BTU. The BTU is most often used as a measure of power in the power, steam generation, heating, and air conditioning industries, and also as a measure of agricultural energy production. It is still used in metric English-speaking countries, and remains the standard unit of classification for air conditioning units manufactured and sold in many non-English-speaking metric countries. In North America, the heat value of fuels is expressed in BTUs.

Definition of btu in the English dictionary

The definition of btu in the dictionary is British thermal unit US abbreviation: BTU.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BTU

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BTU

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Synonyms and antonyms of btu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «btu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BTU

Find out the translation of btu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of btu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «btu» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

BTU
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

btu
570 millions of speakers

English

btu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

BTU
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وحدة حرارية بريطانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

БТЕ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

btu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

BTU
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

btu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Btu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

btu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

BTU
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

BTU
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Btu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bTU
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

BTU
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बीटीयू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

btu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

btu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

BTU
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

БТЕ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

btu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

btu
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

BTU
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

btu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

btu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of btu

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BTU»

The term «btu» is very widely used and occupies the 21.877 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BTU» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about btu

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BTU»

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BTU Buddy Notebook
Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Bill Johnson, 2008
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Industrial Boilers and Heat Recovery Steam Generators: ...
Metric to American, Metric to Metric American to Metric, American to American 1 cal = 0.003968 Btu I kcal = 3.968 Btu = 1000 cal = 4186 J = 0.004186 MJ 1 J = 0.000948 Btu = 0.239 cal - 1 W sec = 1 N m = 10' erg = 107 dyn cm 1 W h = 660.6  ...
V. Ganapathy, 2002
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Industrial Burners Handbook
Appendix. A. Common. Conversions. 1 Btu = 1 Btu/ft3 = 1 Btu/hr = 1, 000,000 Btu/ hr: 1 Btu/hr-ft2 = 1 Btu/hr-ft-°F = 1 Btu/hr-ft2-°F = I Btu/lb = 1 Btu/lb-°F = I cal = 1 cal /cm2-sec = 1 cal/cm-sec-°C = 1 cal/g = 1 cal/g-°C = 1 centipoise = 1 cm2/sec = 1 ...
Charles E. Baukal, Jr., 2003
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Combined Heating, Cooling, and Power Handbook
To determine the fuel required to heat the water, divide the total heat required by the heating unit's efficiency and by the Btu content per unit of fuel. If the heating unit had an efficiency of 80%, and the fuel used was natural gas, with a Btu ...
Neil Petchers, 2003
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Boiler Operator's Handbook
Our measure of heat energy, the British thermal unit (Btu for short) is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of water one degree Fahrenheit. We engineers know that's not precisely true at every condition of water ...
Kenneth E. Heselton, 2005
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World Energy Resources
consumption of petroleum, 5.4 quadrillion Btu, natural gas, 4.0 quadrillion Btu, coal, 2.9 quadrillion Btu, and nuclear electric power, 1.6 quadrillion Btu. Overall production of energy in the Central and South America region increased by 8.2 ...
Charles Brown, 2002
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Elements of Applied Thermodynamics
Ans. (a) 60.3 Btu; (b) 2.7 Btu 6-9. Combustion gases at 3000° F supply 100.0 Btu of energy reversibly as heat to water and its vapor at 190 psia. Water enters the heater at 190 psia and 60° F and leaves as steam at 190 psia and 500° F. A ...
‎1992
8
Assessment of Low-and Intermediate-Btu Gasification of Coal
Low- and intermediate-Btu gases made from coal may be used instead of natural gas or oil in electric power generation and industrial plants. 2. Under certain conditions (e.g., when net costs to eliminate or reduce pollution caused by direct  ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Ad Hoc Panel on Low-Btu Gasification of Coal, 1977
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Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Plumbing and Heating: Unit ...
Unit Gas-fired wall-mounted boilers for domestic central heating and indirect hot water Balanced flue, output 30,000 BTU 40,000 BTU 50,000 BTU 60,000 BTU Fan flue, output 30,000 BTU 40,000 BTU 50,000 BTU 60,000 BTU 70,000 BTU ...
Bryan Spain, 2008
10
Facilities Planning
Part Three FACILITY DESIGN FOR VARIOUS FACILITIES FUNCTIONS Table 9.3 Heat Gains for Men and Women Performing Light and Heavy Work Activity Heat Gains (Btu/hr) Man—light work 800 Man—heavy work 1500 Woman—light work ...
James A. Tompkins, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BTU»

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Stocks to Keep Your Eyes on - Fitbit (FIT), Peabody Energy (BTU
Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) offers mining of coal. The company operates through Western U.S. Mining, Midwestern U.S. Mining, ... «Techsonian, Jul 15»
2
Active Watch List: Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S), Peabody Energy …
Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) shares moved down -3.74% in last trading session and ended the day at $1.80. BTU Gross Margin ... «Stock Transcript, Jul 15»
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Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU) Stock Update
Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU), the largest US coal producer, is having a challenging year as the coal industry's woes weigh down ... «Bidness ETC, Jul 15»
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Active Stocks Watch List: Peabody Energy Corporation, (NYSE:BTU
Peabody Energy Corporation, declared that it has named longstanding financial executive Amy Schwetz to Executive Vice President and Chief ... «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
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Peabody Energy Earns "Buy" Rating from Sterne Agee CRT (BTU)
Peabody Energy Co. logo Sterne Agee CRT reiterated their buy rating on shares of Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) in a research note released ... «The Legacy, Jul 15»
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Investors Alert: MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI), Peabody Energy Corporation …
Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) shares increased 5.06% in last trading session and ended the day at $1.87. BTU Gross Margin is ... «Stock Transcript, Jul 15»
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Peabody Energy Slumps: BTU Tumbles 18.7% in Session - Tale of …
This continues the recent trend for BTU, as the stock is now down over 48% in the past one-month time frame. On Jul 1, the company ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
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Peabody Energy Receives $7.64 Average Target Price from …
Peabody Energy logo Shares of Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-two brokerages that ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Peabody Energy (BTU) Stock Slides on Second Quarter Warning
"We rate PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU) a SELL. This is driven by several weaknesses, which we believe should have a greater impact than ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
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Peabody Energy (BTU) CFO Crews Resigns; Successor Named
Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) today announced that it has named longstanding financial executive Amy Schwetz to Executive Vice President ... «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»

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