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Definition of B.T.U.
1. Noun. A unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour.
Generic synonyms: Energy Unit, Heat Unit, Work Unit
Terms within: Watt-hour
Lexicographical Neighbors of B.T.U.
| B.C.E. B.Comm. B.Des. B.E. B.E.E. B.E.F. B.Ed. B.Eng. B.F.A. B.L.S. | B.Lib. B.Lit. B.M.E. B.Math B.O. B.T.U. (current term) B.Th.U. B. B. King B. C. A. B. E. F. | B. F. Skinner B. I. O. T. B. M. A. B/E B/L B/U B0 B1 B19 virus B2B |
Literary usage of B.T.U.
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Making Things Better: Competing in Manufacturing (1993)
"BTU hoped that the acquisition would give it sufficient economies of ... In May
1988, the Justice Department determined that such a merger would give BTU a ..."
2. Engineering Chemistry: A Manual of Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Thomas Bliss Stillman (1897)
"One kilo of H evolves upon complete combustion 34500 calories, or 62100 BTU per
pound, or 348 BTU per cubic foot at o° C. and 760 mm. pressure. ..."
3. Elements of Heat-power Engineeringby Clarence Floyd Hirshfeld, William Nichols Barnard by Clarence Floyd Hirshfeld, William Nichols Barnard (1915)
"Vm. i 5010 ft. lb.; 2 14100 ft. lb.; 3 89° F.; 4 (a) 1075 ft. lb., (ft) 2660 ft.
lb., (c) 11.38 and 13.41 Btu; 5 No; 6 (/) +34.65, o, —58.4 and +75.2 Btu, ..."
4. The Blast Furnace and the Manufacture of Pig Iron: An Elementary Treatise by Robert Forsythe (1913)
"591000 BTU 591000 BTU 591000 BTU Heat utilized in the stoves. .164.920 BTU 177.300
BTU 189000 BTU Heat utilized in the boilers. ..."
5. Text-book of Mechanics by jr Louis Adolphe Martin (1916)
"0.167 Btu; 392.7 Btu 162. 0.844 Btu; 1204.1 Btu 163. (a) 1201.3-.732+ .044 =
1200.6 Btu; ... -59.8 Btu 197. (a) 62.46° F; (b) 51.5 Btu 198. 55 Btu 199. ..."
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