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`BTUs"/"hr = DeltaT * "W" * "L" * "H" * c`
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The BTUs per hour to Heat a Room calculator 
computes the energy (heat) required to heat a space of a certain volume by a specified temperature variance..
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
- (L) Length of Room
- (W) Width of Room
- (H) Height of Room
- (ΔT) Change in Temperature
- (c) Heat Transfer Coefficient in BTUs per cubic foot
BTUs per Hour (BpH): The calculator returns the energy rate in BTUs per hour. However, this can be automatically converted into other volume units (e.g. cubic yards or meters) via the pull-down menu.
The Math / Science
The formula to compute the energy to heat a room is:
BpH = L * W * H * ΔT * c
where:
- BpH = BTUs per hour to support the temperature variance in a room volume
- L = Length of Room
- W = Width of Room
- H = Height of Room
- ΔT = Temperature Variance
- c = Heat Transfer Coefficient
- c = constant (BTUs per hour, per cubic foot per degree Fahrenheit.
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This formula is base on the simple formula mentioned in the Ferrell Gas article on How many BTUs you need to heat your home, shop, garage, and more!.
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