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Btu

Spanish translation: No corresponde: BTU = British Thermal Unit

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English term or phrase:Btu
Spanish translation:No corresponde: BTU = British Thermal Unit
Entered by: Ana Hermida

11:37 Mar 21, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / gas
English term or phrase: Btu
Habla de gases y es British Thermal Unit... Pero lo que quiero saber es si esta medida corresponde a la española "termia" que encuentro por todos lados en documentos del CNE. Necesito prueba... :-(
Pilar T. Bayle (X)
Local time: 16:19
No corresponde: BTU = British Thermal Unit
Explanation:
La prueba:

Para pasar de: a: multiplíquese por:
british thermal unit joule 1.055 056
termia (americana) julio 0.105 4804
termia (europea) julio 0.105 506
http://termodinamica.us.es/tecnicas/como/node103.html
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Jacek Krankowski (X)
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Muchas gracias a TODOS. En realidad era lo que buscaba, saber si se correspondían. Gracias por vuestras URL, que me han ayudado a seguir peleando con lo que tengo entre manos.
Un saludo,

P.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1No corresponde: BTU = British Thermal Unit
Jacek Krankowski (X)
51 termia equivale a 10 elevado a 5 Btu
Armando Oterino
4Reference
AnneM (X)
4No es lo mismo
E-nauta


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No corresponde: BTU = British Thermal Unit


Explanation:
La prueba:

Para pasar de: a: multiplíquese por:
british thermal unit joule 1.055 056
termia (americana) julio 0.105 4804
termia (europea) julio 0.105 506
http://termodinamica.us.es/tecnicas/como/node103.html

Jacek Krankowski (X)
PRO pts in category: 4
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Muchas gracias a TODOS. En realidad era lo que buscaba, saber si se correspondían. Gracias por vuestras URL, que me han ayudado a seguir peleando con lo que tengo entre manos.
Un saludo,

P.

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agree  Egmont: ok
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Reference


Explanation:
Hola Pilar, creo que el texto abajo citado te ayudará mucho. Habla de las equivalencias entre las unidades energéticas.



    Reference: http://www.energuia.com/guia/images/DirFich/BIB915.pdf
AnneM (X)
Local time: 16:19
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No es lo mismo


Explanation:
Hola Pilar,

Una termia (caloría pequeña)= 100.000 Btu.
1 kilocaloríao caloría grande:
= 1000 calorías y se le define como el calor requerido para elevar la ...

Saludos:))


    Reference: http://media.payson.tulane.edu:1031/html/spanish/pc/r0066s/r...
E-nauta
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
1 termia equivale a 10 elevado a 5 Btu


Explanation:
Puedes verlo en http://www.qro.itesm.mx/~jevargas/tables/conver.html

Armando Oterino
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