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Unit Conversion Calculators

Just enter the value you want to convert in the appropriate box and click on the Calculate button. All the other boxes will display the equivalent values in the units provided. A few units will sometimes display ****** when the value gets to be too large.

Example: To find out how much energy is equivalent to one gallon of gasoline, enter a 1 in the top box of the energy storage table below. Click on the Calculate button in the Energy Conversion Calculator and you can see all the energy equivalents of a gallon of gasoline.

Energy Conversion Calculator

Joules

ergs

foot-pounds

calories

Btu

kiloWatt
hours

Therms

How could this amount of energy be stored ?

 

Chemical energy:

Gasoline

gallons

Natural gas

cubic feet at 14.7 psi

Hydrogen gas

cubic feet at 14.7 psi

Lead-acid battery weighing

pounds

Mechanical (kinetic) energy:

high-tech flywheel

pounds

3000 pound car travelling at

miles per hour

Thermal energy:

melting a block of ice weighing

pounds

heating by 10 degrees F a tank of water containing

gallons

evaporating water in the amount of

gallons

heating by 10 degrees F at block of concrete weighing

pounds


Temperature Conversion Calculator

Kelvin

Celsius

Fahrenheit

Rankine