Foot-Pound/Minute to Calorie/Hour Converter

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19.442896

1 ft·lbf/min = 19.442896 cal/h

Formula:

cal/h = ft·lbf/min × 19.4428960075

With your value: 1 ft·lbf/min = 19.44289601 cal/h

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in foot-pound/minute so you can sanity-check the result.

Your value1.00 ft·lbf/min

LED bulb (4.0e+2× your value)398 ft·lbf/min

Laptop (2.9e+3× your value)2.88e+3 ft·lbf/min

Microwave oven (4.4e+4× your value)4.43e+4 ft·lbf/min

Electric kettle (1.3e+5× your value)1.33e+5 ft·lbf/min

Family car engine (4.0e+6× your value)3.98e+6 ft·lbf/min

Other Foot-Pound/Minute to Calorie/Hour conversions

2 ft·lbf/min to cal/h 3 ft·lbf/min to cal/h 4 ft·lbf/min to cal/h 5 ft·lbf/min to cal/h 6 ft·lbf/min to cal/h 7 ft·lbf/min to cal/h 8 ft·lbf/min to cal/h

Foot-Pound/Minute to Calorie/Hour Conversion Table

Foot-Pound/Minute (ft·lbf/min)	Calorie/Hour (cal/h)
0.5	9.721448
1	19.442896
2	38.885792
5	97.21448
10	194.42896
15	291.64344
20	388.85792
25	486.0724
50	972.1448
100	1,944.289601
250	4,860.724002
500	9,721.448004
1000	19,442.896008

Calorie/Hour to Foot-Pound/Minute Conversion Table

Calorie/Hour (cal/h)	Foot-Pound/Minute (ft·lbf/min)
0.5	0.025716
1	0.051433
2	0.102865
5	0.257163
10	0.514327
15	0.77149
20	1.028653
25	1.285817
50	2.571633
100	5.143267
250	12.858167
500	25.716334
1000	51.432667

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Foot-Pound/Minute (ft·lbf/min)

Power

Exact conversion

Derived from the watt (1 W = 1 J/s).

Source: NIST Special Publication 811, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units

National Institute of Standards and Technology (US) · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Calorie/Hour (cal/h)

Power

Exact conversion

Derived from the watt (1 W = 1 J/s).

Source: NIST Special Publication 811, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units

National Institute of Standards and Technology (US) · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Foot-Pound/Minute to Calorie/Hour

To convert from Foot-Pound/Minute (ft·lbf/min) to Calorie/Hour (cal/h), multiply the value by 19.4428960075.

Formula: cal/h = ft·lbf/min × 19.4428960075

Reverse: ft·lbf/min = cal/h × 0.0514326672

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Foot-Pound/Minute. For example: 5 ft·lbf/min
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 19.4428960075
The result is: 97.21448 cal/h

About Foot-Pound/Minute

The foot-pound/minute (ft·lbf/min) is a unit of power. One foot-pound/minute equals 0.0225969658 watts. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other power unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: power calculations, engineering and science, education.

About Calorie/Hour

The calorie/hour (cal/h) is a unit of power. One calorie/hour equals 0.001162222222 watts. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other power unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: power calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Calorie/Hour are in 1 Foot-Pound/Minute?

There are exactly 19.4428960075 Calorie/Hour in 1 Foot-Pound/Minute. This means the conversion factor from Foot-Pound/Minute to Calorie/Hour is 19.4428960075.

What is the formula to convert Foot-Pound/Minute to Calorie/Hour?

The formula to convert Foot-Pound/Minute to Calorie/Hour is: cal/h = ft·lbf/min × 19.4428960075. For example, to convert 10 Foot-Pound/Minute to Calorie/Hour, you would multiply 10 by 19.4428960075.

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