ENERGY (Full list) | ||||||
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system | unit | unit- code |
abbrev- iation |
notes | sample default conversion |
combination output units |
SI | gigajoule | GJ | GJ | 1.0 GJ (280 kWh) | ||
megajoule | MJ | MJ | 1.0 MJ (0.28 kWh) | |||
kilojoule | kJ | kJ | 1.0 kJ (240 cal) | |||
hectojoule | hJ | hJ | 1.0 hJ (24 cal) | |||
decajoule | daJ | daJ | 1.0 daJ (2.4 cal) | |||
joule | J | J | 1.0 J (0.24 cal) | |||
decijoule | dJ | dJ | 1.0 dJ (0.024 cal) | |||
centijoule | cJ | cJ | 1.0 cJ (0.0024 cal) | |||
millijoule | mJ | mJ | 1.0 mJ (0.00024 cal) | |||
microjoule | μJ (uJ) | µJ | 1.0 µJ (2.4×10−7 cal) | |||
nanojoule | nJ | nJ | 1.0 nJ (2.4×10−10 cal) | |||
cgs | megaerg | Merg | Merg | 1.0 Merg (0.10 J) | ||
kiloerg | kerg | kerg | 1.0 kerg (0.10 mJ) | |||
erg | erg | (none) | 1.0 erg (0.10 µJ) | |||
Watt-hour multiples | terawatt-hour | TWh | TWh | 1.0 TWh (3.6 PJ) | ||
TW.h | TW·h | |||||
gigawatt-hour | GWh | GWh | 1.0 GWh (3.6 TJ) | |||
GW.h | GW·h | |||||
megawatt-hour | MWh | MWh | 1.0 MWh (3.6 GJ) | |||
MW.h | MW·h | |||||
kilowatt-hour | kWh | kWh | 1.0 kWh (3.6 MJ) | |||
kW.h | kW·h | |||||
watt-hour | Wh | Wh | 1.0 Wh (3.6 kJ) | |||
W.h | W·h | |||||
Electron-volt multiples | ||||||
gigaelectronvolt | GeV | GeV | 1.0 GeV (0.16 nJ) | |||
megaelectronvolt | MeV | MeV | 1.0 MeV (0.16 pJ) | |||
kiloelectronvolt | keV | keV | 1.0 keV (0.16 fJ) | |||
electronvolt | eV | eV | 1.0 eV (0.16 aJ) | |||
millielectronvolt | meV | meV | 1.0 meV (0.16 zJ) | |||
Calorie multiples | calorie | Cal | Cal | The thermo-chemical calorie is the default definition. For others, see the full list. | 1.0 Cal (4.2 kJ) | |
megacalorie | Mcal | Mcal | 1.0 Mcal (4.2 MJ) | |||
kilocalorie | kcal | kcal | 1.0 kcal (4.2 kJ) | |||
calorie | cal | cal | 1.0 cal (4.2 J) | |||
millicalorie | mcal | mcal | 1.0 mcal (4.2 mJ) | |||
pound/ounce-foot/ inch-hour-minute-second |
foot-poundal | ftpdl | ft·pdl | 1.0 ft·pdl (0.042 J) | ||
foot-pound force | ftlbf | ft·lbf | 1.0 ft·lbf (1.4 J) | |||
ftlb-f | ft·lbf | |||||
inch-pound force | inlbf | in·lbf | 1.0 in·lbf (110 mJ) | |||
inlb-f | in·lbf | |||||
inch-ounce force | inozf | in·ozf | 1.0 in·ozf (7.1 mJ) | |||
inoz-f | in·ozf | |||||
horsepower-hour | hph | hp·h | 1.0 hp·h (0.75 kWh) | |||
British thermal unit | British thermal unit | Btu | Btu | The International Steam Table British thermal unit is used. For others, see the full list. | 1.0 Btu (1.1 kJ) | |
BTU | BTU | |||||
TNT-based units | gigatonne of TNT | GtTNT | (none) | 1.0 gigatonne of TNT (4.2 EJ) | ||
gigaton of TNT | GtonTNT | (none) | ||||
megatonne of TNT | MtTNT | (none) | 1.0 megatonne of TNT (4.2 PJ) | |||
megaton of TNT | MtonTNT | Mt | ||||
kilotonne of TNT | ktTNT | (none) | 1.0 kilotonne of TNT (4.2 TJ) | |||
kiloton of TNT | ktonTNT | kt | ||||
tonne of TNT | tTNT | (none) | 1.0 tonne of TNT (4.2 GJ) | |||
ton of TNT | tonTNT | (none) | ||||
Other | ||||||
Hartree | Eh | Eh | 1.0 Eh (27 eV) | |||
rydberg | Ry | Ry | 1.0 Ry (14 eV) | |||
tonne of oil equivalent | toe | toe | 1.0 toe (42 GJ) | |||
barrel of oil equivalent | BOE | BOE | 1.0 BOE (6.1 GJ) | |||
cubic foot of natural gas | cuftnaturalgas (cufootnaturalgas) | Unit-code cufootnaturalgas will show "cubic foot of natural gas" if plural. | 1.0 cubic foot of natural gas (1.1 MJ) | |||
litre-atmosphere | latm | l·atm | 1.0 l·atm (100 J) | |||
Latm | L·atm | |||||
imperial gallon-atmosphere | impgalatm | imp gal·atm | 1.0 imp gal·atm (460 J) | |||
US gallon-atmosphere | USgalatm (usgalatm) |
US gal·atm | 1.0 US gal·atm (380 J) | |||
U.S.galatm (usgalatm) |
U.S. gal·atm |