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To convert from Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) to Watt (W), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Watt (W) and Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s).
To convert from Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) to Milliwatt (mW), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Watt (W) and Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s).
To convert from Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) to Kilowatt (kW), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Watt (W) and Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s).
To convert from Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) to Megawatt (MW), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Watt (W) and Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s).
To convert from Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) to Gigawatt (GW), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Watt (W) and Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s).
To convert from Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) to Horsepower (metric) (PS), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Watt (W) and Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s).
To convert from Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) to British thermal unit per second (Btu/s), use the following formula:
To convert from Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) to Horsepower (British) (hp), use the following formula:
A Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) is a base unit of power in the imperial system.
The plural form is 'foot-pounds per second'.
The foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s) is a key unit of power in the Imperial and US customary systems of measurement.
In simple terms, it measures the rate at which work is done or energy is transferred.
Specifically, one foot-pound per second is the power expended when a force of one pound-force moves an object a distance of one foot in one second.
For many practical engineering and physics applications, you'll need to convert ft-lb/s to other common units of power.
The conversion formulas are straightforward:
These essential conversions allow for easy comparison and power calculation across different measurement systems.
The foot-pound per second can be visualized as the power required to counteract gravity by lifting a one-pound object vertically by one foot in the span of one second.
This practical definition illustrates the concept of power as the rate of doing work.
This makes the power calculation a tangible way to understand the output of engines, machines, and other mechanical systems.