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Convert Btu To Gigajoule

Conversion Results

Btu Gigajoule
0.01 0
0.1 0
1 0.000001
2 0.000002
3 0.000003
5 0.000005
10 0.000011
20 0.000021
50 0.000053
100 0.000106
1000 0.001055

How to Convert Btu to Gigajoule

Step-by-Step Explanation

  1. Value to convert: 10 Btu
  2. Conversion Factor: 1 Btu = 0.000001 Gigajoule
  3. Calculate: 10 × 0.000001 → 0.000011 Gigajoule

Unit Information

Btu (Btu (IT))

Definition

The British thermal unit (BTU or Btu) is a non-SI unit of heat; it is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. The IT (International Table) BTU is defined as exactly 1,055.05585262 joules.

Current Use

BTUs are commonly used in the power, steam generation, heating, and air conditioning industries to describe energy capacity.

Gigajoule (GJ)

Definition

The gigajoule (symbol: GJ) is a decimal multiple of the joule, the SI unit of energy. One gigajoule is equal to 1,000,000,000 joules.

Current Use

Gigajoules are used to measure large amounts of energy, such as the total energy output of power plants or the energy content of large quantities of fuel.

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