British thermal unit BTU
About the British thermal unit
The British thermal unit is roughly the heat needed to raise one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit, about 1055.06 joules in its International Table form. Air conditioners and furnaces in North America are rated in BTU per hour. Several slightly different definitions exist depending on the reference temperature.
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