BTU to Tons Converter
Convert BTU per hour to tons of refrigeration. A refrigeration ton is a rate of cooling, defined as exactly 12,000 BTU per hour — it is a power, not a mass.
Result1 TR12,000 BTU/h converted
1 BTU/h equals8.33333e-5 TR
1 TR equals12,000 BTU/h
BTU per hour to ton of refrigeration reference
| BTU per hour | ton of refrigeration |
|---|---|
| 1 BTU/h | 8.33333e-5 TR |
| 2 BTU/h | 0.00016667 TR |
| 5 BTU/h | 0.00041667 TR |
| 10 BTU/h | 0.00083333 TR |
| 25 BTU/h | 0.00208333 TR |
| 50 BTU/h | 0.00416667 TR |
| 100 BTU/h | 0.00833333 TR |
| 500 BTU/h | 0.041667 TR |
| 1,000 BTU/h | 0.083333 TR |
How to convert BTU per hour to ton of refrigeration
One BTU per hour equals 8.333333333e-5 TR, so multiply the number of BTU per hours by 8.333333333e-5:
TR = BTU/h × 8.333333333e-5
Going the other way
One ton of refrigeration equals 12000 BTU/h, so to convert back:
BTU/h = TR × 12000
Both directions are shown in the results above, and the drop-downs let you convert between any pair of power units — not just these two.