Convert Foot-pounds/min to Megawatts
Convert Foot-pounds/min to Megawatts instantly. 1 Foot-pound per Minute (ft·lb/min) equals 0.0000000226 Megawatts (MW).
Foot-pounds/min to Megawatts conversion table
| Foot-pounds/min (ft·lb/min) | Megawatts (MW) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft·lb/min | 0.0000000226 MW |
| 2 ft·lb/min | 0.00000004519 MW |
| 3 ft·lb/min | 0.00000006779 MW |
| 5 ft·lb/min | 0.000000113 MW |
| 10 ft·lb/min | 0.000000226 MW |
| 20 ft·lb/min | 0.0000004519 MW |
| 50 ft·lb/min | 0.00000113 MW |
| 100 ft·lb/min | 0.00000226 MW |
| 500 ft·lb/min | 0.0000113 MW |
| 1,000 ft·lb/min | 0.0000226 MW |
1 Foot-pound per Minute = 0.0000000226 Megawatts · multiply Foot-pounds/min by 0.0000000226
About converting Foot-pounds/min to Megawatts
Foot-pounds/min (ft·lb/min) and Megawatts (MW) are both units of power, so converting between them is a single multiplication: multiply your Foot-pounds/min figure by 0.0000000226. Ten Foot-pounds/min comes to 0.000000226 Megawatts, and a hundred works out at 0.00000226 Megawatts.
Rule of thumb: going from Foot-pounds/min to Megawatts divides, so the figure always shrinks — it takes about 44,253,728.97 Foot-pounds/min to make a single Megawatt. If your answer came out bigger, you have the conversion the wrong way round.
What is a Foot-pound per Minute?
The foot-pound per minute is the raw ingredient horsepower was built from. It is exactly what it says: the work of lifting a pound through a foot, done once a minute. James Watt’s original estimates of what a horse could do were made in these terms, and mechanical horsepower is still formally defined as 33,000 of them — which is why horsepower converts to such an untidy number of watts. On its own the unit is now mostly a teaching device and a fixture of older American engineering texts, appearing where someone wants to show the arithmetic behind a horsepower rating rather than simply quote it.
What is a Megawatt?
A megawatt is a million watts, and it is the unit the electricity system is discussed in. Power stations, wind farms, solar arrays, interconnectors and national demand are all quoted in megawatts, and data centres have joined them — a modern campus is described by the megawatts it draws. The number is a capacity, a maximum rate, not a quantity delivered, which is why a wind farm "rated" at 100 MW does not produce anything close to that around the clock; what it actually generated over a year is a figure in megawatt-hours. Confusing the two is the most common error in energy reporting.
To put both in perspective: someone climbing stairs steadily works at a few thousand foot-pounds per minute, while a large wind turbine is rated at a few megawatts.
The converter above updates as you type, and the table lists common values for quick reference. Need the opposite direction? Use the Megawatts to Foot-pounds/min converter, or browse all Power converters.
Frequently asked questions
How many Megawatts are in one Foot-pound per Minute?
There are 0.0000000226 Megawatts in one Foot-pound per Minute.
How do I convert Foot-pounds/min to Megawatts?
Multiply the number of Foot-pounds/min by 0.0000000226. For example, 10 Foot-pounds/min = 0.000000226 Megawatts.
What is 100 Foot-pounds/min in Megawatts?
100 Foot-pounds/min is equal to 0.00000226 Megawatts.
How do I convert Megawatts to Foot-pounds/min?
Multiply the Megawatts value by 44,253,728.97 (or divide by 0.0000000226).
Is this Foot-pounds/min to Megawatts conversion exact?
The definition is exact — Foot-pounds/min and Megawatts are both fixed against the same base by international agreement — but the decimal shown here is rounded for readability, because the true ratio does not terminate. For engineering or scientific work, carry more decimal places than this page displays.
What is a Foot-pound per Minute?
The foot-pound per minute is the raw ingredient horsepower was built from. It is exactly what it says: the work of lifting a pound through a foot, done once a minute. James Watt’s original estimates of what a horse could do were made in these terms, and mechanical horsepower is still formally defined as 33,000 of them — which is why horsepower converts to such an untidy number of watts. On its own the unit is now mostly a teaching device and a fixture of older American engineering texts, appearing where someone wants to show the arithmetic behind a horsepower rating rather than simply quote it.
What is a Megawatt?
A megawatt is a million watts, and it is the unit the electricity system is discussed in. Power stations, wind farms, solar arrays, interconnectors and national demand are all quoted in megawatts, and data centres have joined them — a modern campus is described by the megawatts it draws. The number is a capacity, a maximum rate, not a quantity delivered, which is why a wind farm "rated" at 100 MW does not produce anything close to that around the clock; what it actually generated over a year is a figure in megawatt-hours. Confusing the two is the most common error in energy reporting.