This conversion is very simple : and is 1 ton = 12,000 BTU/hour.
So if you have a 3 ton of refrigeration you have 36,000 BTU/hour.
In addition, I want to add that in some large Data Centers, there is a movement from BTU to kW of power used by equipment. This is probably driving the Tons/kW question that the HVAC engineers are telling people cannot be solved.
1 Ton of cooling will eliminate 12,000 BTU/hr of heat.
12,000 BTU/hr will be produced by 3.516 kW of power used by equipment.
1 Ton of cooling will then handle 3.516 kW of equipment load based heat exhaust.
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A BTU is a measure of heat energy, while a ton is a measure of weight. Unless you're looking for the number of BTUs a ton of a particular fuel will produce, the two are not comparable.
In refrigeration the cooling capacity may be expressed in BTUs/hr or tons of refrigeration. One refrigeration ton is equal to 12000 BTUs per hour. This equivalency comes from the comparison of the energy required to melt one tom of ice in 24 hours and the energy in the number of BTUs/hr to achieve the same transfer of energy.
12.5 tons
a bit over 2
A Ton is the measurement of the amount of heat required to melt one ton of ice. It is also 12,000 BTU (British Thermal Unit) So the Ton is a measurement of the amount of heat that the refrigeration system can remove.
The metric conversion of kilocalories convert to British Thermal Units is straightforward. For example, 50,000 kcal is equal to 198 283.342 but.