Definition of B.Th.U.

1. Noun. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories.

Exact synonyms: British Thermal Unit, Btu
Generic synonyms: Energy Unit, Heat Unit, Work Unit
Group relationships: Therm

Lexicographical Neighbors of B.Th.U.

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.
B.Th.U. (current term)
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
B2C

Literary usage of B.Th.U.

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gas, Petrol, and Oil Engine by Dugald Clerk, George Arthur Burls (1913)
"The heat value of the carburetted water gas is, however, 598 B.Th.U. in 1909, ... Coal gas 1851 575 B.Th.U. per c. ft. lower heat value 16 candles „ „ 1876 ..."

2. Liquid Steel: Its Manufacture and Cost by David Carnegie, Sidney C. Gladwyn (1913)
"Taking the calorific value of the coal at 13080 B.Th.U.'s per lb., ... Sensible heat = 1138 x 0-33 = 375'5 B.Th.U.'s per lb. of gas. i lb. of the gas under ..."

3. Transactions of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (1906)
"From any good table on the properties of saturated steam, it could be seen that each pound weight of such steam contained 1191'68 B. Th. U. Further, ..."

4. Heat Transmission in Boilers, Condensers and Evaporators by Robert Royds (1921)
"Heat sent to condenser per Ib. steam =1107 —196—55 = 856 B.Th.U. Heat per IHP per second to pond =156 x 13 3600 = 3•09^B.Th.U. Heat dissipated per sq. ft. ..."

5. Water Softening and Treatment: Condensing Plant, Feed Pumps and Heaters for by William Henry Booth (1906)
"Considering the heat lost by radiation, it is likely that not more than 900 B.Th.U. really remain to be absorbed in the condenser, so that the figure named ..."

6. Gas and Petroleum Engines: A Manual for Students and Engineers by William Robinson (1902)
"6 B.Th. U., the latent heat of steam formed by the combustion, gave the average ... The effective heating value of the gas being 141 B.Th.U. per cubic foot, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for B.Th.U. on Dictionary.com!Search for B.Th.U. on Thesaurus.com!Search for B.Th.U. on Google!Search for B.Th.U. on Wikipedia!

Search