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British thermal unit - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - The British thermal unit (BTU or Btu) is a unit of energy used in the power, steam generation, and heating and air conditioning industries. Although it is still used 'unofficially' in metric English-speaking countries (such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and sometimes in New Zealand), it is increasingly an outmoded and outdated unit of measure. Elsewhere (and always in scientific use) the BTU has been replaced by the SI unit of energy,

 

What is a BTU? - A BTU, short for British thermal unit, is a basic measure of thermal (heat) energy. One BTU is the amount of energy needed to heat one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit, measured at its heaviest point.

 

BTU - Definition - British Thermal Unit - A British Thermal Unit (BTU) is the amount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree F. This is the standard measurement used to state the amount of energy that a fuel has as well as the amount of output of any heat generating device.

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The amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a pound of water 1o Fahrenheit. A Btu is used as a common measure of heating value for different fuels.Source

A standard unit for measuring a quantity of thermal energy. Electricity, natural gas or any other source of energy can be measured in BTUs. One BTU is the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature on one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at sea level. Source

British thermal unit, the amount of energy required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.

 British thermal unit the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit.

 The amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. MMBTU is one million BTU’s. This is the measurement of quantity in natural gas contracts.Source