Heat Flux Density Converter

Comprehensive Heat Flux Density Converter

Heat flux density is a measure of the rate at which heat energy passes through a surface per unit area. It is crucial for applications in building insulation, electronic cooling, and energy management. Our Heat Flux Density Converter provides a fast, accurate way to convert between various units—from the SI unit (watt per square meter) to units commonly used in engineering and energy studies such as kilowatts per square meter, watts per square centimeter, and Btu-based units.

What Units Are Covered?

Our converter supports an extensive range of heat flux density units with conversion factors defined relative to watt per square meter [W/m²]:

• Watt/square meter [W/m²]:
  The SI base unit.

• Kilowatt/square meter:
  1 kW/m² = 1000 W/m².

• Watt/square centimeter:
  1 W/cm² = 10,000 W/m².

• Watt/square inch:
  1 W/in² ≈ 1550.0031012075 W/m².

• Joule/second/square meter:
  Identical to 1 W/m².

• Kilocalorie (IT)/hour/square meter:
  ≈ 1.163 W/m².

• Kilocalorie (IT)/hour/square foot:
  ≈ 12.5184278205 W/m².

• Calorie (IT)/second/square centimeter:
  ≈ 41868.00000482 W/m².

• Calorie (IT)/minute/square centimeter:
  ≈ 697.8000000803 W/m².

• Calorie (IT)/hour/square centimeter:
  ≈ 11.63 W/m².

• Calorie (th)/second/square centimeter:
  ≈ 41839.999999942 W/m².

• Calorie (th)/minute/square centimeter:
  ≈ 697.3333333314 W/m².

• Calorie (th)/hour/square centimeter:
  ≈ 11.6222222222 W/m².

• Dyne/hour/centimeter:
  ≈ 2.7777777777778×10⁻⁷ W/m².

• Erg/hour/square millimeter:
  ≈ 2.77778×10⁻⁵ W/m².

• Foot pound/minute/square foot:
  ≈ 0.2432317156 W/m².

• Horsepower/square foot:
  ≈ 8026.6466174305 W/m².

• Horsepower (metric)/square foot:
  ≈ 7916.8426564296 W/m².

• Btu (IT)/second/square foot:
  ≈ 11356.526682221 W/m².

• Btu (IT)/minute/square foot:
  ≈ 189.2754465477 W/m².

• Btu (IT)/hour/square foot:
  ≈ 3.1545907451 W/m².

• Btu (th)/second/square foot:
  ≈ 11348.93179479 W/m².

• Btu (th)/minute/square foot:
  ≈ 189.1488632466 W/m².

• Btu (th)/hour/square foot:
  ≈ 3.1524810541 W/m².

• CHU/hour/square foot:
  ≈ 5.6782633986 W/m².

How Does It Work?

Our converter operates in two simple steps:

1. Convert to the Base Unit:
   The input value is first converted to watts per square meter using the conversion factor of the selected “From” unit.

2. Convert to the Target Unit:
   The value in W/m² is then converted to the desired “To” unit using its conversion factor.

This method ensures that all heat flux density conversions are performed with high accuracy.