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  This converter estimates, for different units systems, the amounts of energy associated to several products and sources used in human activity – both at present and in the past. Give it a try.
 
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  Ler maisIn order to avoid converting from one system of measurement to another, the international scene has long been committed to defining a universally recognised and accepted convention...  
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Contribuíram para o conversor Sofia Teives, Nuno Luís Madureira, Luís Tirapicos, Raul Estrela. As ilustrações das experiências são de Luís Louro

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1- Choose the product
2- Choose the unit base
3- Choose the product for converion
4- Insert the quantity
5- Click in the button "Convert" 
  Units Nomenclature >
   
1000 m3 Thausand cubic meters
Bbl Oil barrels
Btu British thermal unit
cet Coal equivalent tonne
cv h horsepower per hour (hp h)
erg cgs system’s unit (centimetre, gram, second)
eV electron-volt
ft x lbf foot-pound
Gcal Gigacalorie (109 calorie)
GJ Gigajoule (109 joule)
hph Horsepower per hour
kgf x metre kilogrammetre
kW h Quilowatt hour (103 watt hour)
MBtu Bega British thermal unit (106 british thermal unit)
MWh Megawatt hour (106 watt hour)
oet Oil equivalent tonne
ton Tonne


 

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