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| imperial ton of refrigeration | 253.8795976 TR (imperial) | 507.7591952 TR (imperial) | 761.6387928 TR (imperial) | 1,015.5183904 TR (imperial) | 1,269.3979880 TR (imperial) | 1,523.2775856 TR (imperial) | 1,777.1571832 TR (imperial) | 2,031.0367808 TR (imperial) | 2,284.9163784 TR (imperial) | 2,538.7959760 TR (imperial) | 2,792.6755736 TR (imperial) | 3,046.5551712 TR (imperial) | 3,300.4347688 TR (imperial) | 3,554.3143664 TR (imperial) | 3,808.1939640 TR (imperial) | 4,062.0735616 TR (imperial) | 4,315.9531592 TR (imperial) | 4,569.8327568 TR (imperial) | 4,823.7123544 TR (imperial) | 5,077.5919520 TR (imperial) | 5,331.4715496 TR (imperial) | 5,585.3511472 TR (imperial) | 5,839.2307448 TR (imperial) | 6,093.1103424 TR (imperial) | 6,346.9899400 TR (imperial) | 6,600.8695376 TR (imperial) | 6,854.7491352 TR (imperial) | 7,108.6287328 TR (imperial) | 7,362.5083304 TR (imperial) | 7,616.3879280 TR (imperial) | 7,870.2675256 TR (imperial) | 8,124.1471232 TR (imperial) | 8,378.0267208 TR (imperial) | 8,631.9063184 TR (imperial) | 8,885.7859160 TR (imperial) | 9,139.6655136 TR (imperial) | 9,393.5451112 TR (imperial) | 9,647.4247088 TR (imperial) | 9,901.3043064 TR (imperial) | 10,155.1839040 TR (imperial) | 10,409.0635016 TR (imperial) | 10,662.9430992 TR (imperial) | 10,916.8226968 TR (imperial) | 11,170.7022944 TR (imperial) | 11,424.5818920 TR (imperial) | 11,678.4614896 TR (imperial) | 11,932.3410872 TR (imperial) | 12,186.2206848 TR (imperial) | 12,440.1002824 TR (imperial) | 12,693.9798800 TR (imperial) | 12,947.8594776 TR (imperial) | 13,201.7390752 TR (imperial) | 13,455.6186728 TR (imperial) | 13,709.4982704 TR (imperial) | 13,963.3778680 TR (imperial) | 14,217.2574656 TR (imperial) | 14,471.1370632 TR (imperial) | 14,725.0166608 TR (imperial) | 14,978.8962584 TR (imperial) | 15,232.7758561 TR (imperial) | 15,486.6554537 TR (imperial) | 15,740.5350513 TR (imperial) | 15,994.4146489 TR (imperial) | 16,248.2942465 TR (imperial) | 16,502.1738441 TR (imperial) | 16,756.0534417 TR (imperial) | 17,009.9330393 TR (imperial) | 17,263.8126369 TR (imperial) | 17,517.6922345 TR (imperial) | 17,771.5718321 TR (imperial) | 18,025.4514297 TR (imperial) | 18,279.3310273 TR (imperial) | 18,533.2106249 TR (imperial) | 18,787.0902225 TR (imperial) | 19,040.9698201 TR (imperial) | 19,294.8494177 TR (imperial) | 19,548.7290153 TR (imperial) | 19,802.6086129 TR (imperial) | 20,056.4882105 TR (imperial) | 20,310.3678081 TR (imperial) | 20,564.2474057 TR (imperial) | 20,818.1270033 TR (imperial) | 21,072.0066009 TR (imperial) | 21,325.8861985 TR (imperial) | 21,579.7657961 TR (imperial) | 21,833.6453937 TR (imperial) | 22,087.5249913 TR (imperial) | 22,341.4045889 TR (imperial) | 22,595.2841865 TR (imperial) | 22,849.1637841 TR (imperial) | 23,103.0433817 TR (imperial) | 23,356.9229793 TR (imperial) | 23,610.8025769 TR (imperial) | 23,864.6821745 TR (imperial) | 24,118.5617721 TR (imperial) | 24,372.4413697 TR (imperial) | 24,626.3209673 TR (imperial) | 24,880.2005649 TR (imperial) | 25,134.0801625 TR (imperial) | 25,387.9597601 TR (imperial) |
The megawatt (MW) is equal to one million (106) watts. Many events or machines produce or sustain the conversion of energy on this scale, including large electric motors; large warships such as aircraft carriers, cruisers, and submarines; large server farms or data centers; and some scientific research equipment, such as supercolliders, and the output pulses of very large lasers. A large residential or commercial building may use several megawatts in electric power and heat. On railways, modern high-powered electric locomotives typically have a peak power output of 5 or 6 MW, although some produce much more. The Eurostar, for example, uses more than 12 MW, while heavy diesel-electric locomotives typically produce/use 3 to 5 MW. U.S. nuclear power plants have net summer capacities between about 500 and 1300 MW.
| Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| megawatt | MW | = 106 W | = 106 W | Metric system SI |
| megawatts | imperial ton of refrigerations | megawatts | imperial ton of refrigerations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 253.87959760084 | 6 | ≈ 1523.277585605 |
| 2 | ≈ 507.75919520168 | 7 | ≈ 1777.1571832059 |
| 3 | ≈ 761.63879280251 | 8 | ≈ 2031.0367808067 |
| 4 | ≈ 1015.5183904034 | 9 | ≈ 2284.9163784075 |
| 5 | ≈ 1269.3979880042 | 10 | ≈ 2538.7959760084 |
A ton of refrigeration (TR), also called a refrigeration ton (RT), is a unit of power used in some countries (especially in North America) to describe the heat-extraction capacity of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
| Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| imperial ton of refrigeration | TR (imperial) | ≡ 2240 lb × iceIT / 24 h: iceIT = 144 °F × 2326 J/kg·°F | ≈ 3.938875×103 W | Imperial/US |
| imperial ton of refrigerations | megawatts | imperial ton of refrigerations | megawatts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 0.003938875 | 6 | ≈ 0.02363325 |
| 2 | ≈ 0.00787775 | 7 | ≈ 0.027572125 |
| 3 | ≈ 0.011816625 | 8 | ≈ 0.031511 |
| 4 | ≈ 0.0157555 | 9 | ≈ 0.035449875 |
| 5 | ≈ 0.019694375 | 10 | ≈ 0.03938875 |
| megawatts | imperial ton of refrigerations |
|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 253.8795976 |
| 0.0039389 | ≈ 1 |
| Symbol | Definition |
|---|---|
| ≡ | exactly equal |
| ≈ | approximately equal to |
| = | equal to |
| digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |