Therm is a unit used in energy and power conversions and practical measurement work.
The therm is 100,000 BTU. Gas utilities in the United States and the UK have long used it to bill natural gas.
Measurement system: SI, practical energy and power-measurement usage. SI equivalent: 1 th = 1.055056e+8 J.
Therm facts
- Unit name
- Therm
- Symbol
- th
- Category
- Energy and Power
- Measurement system
- SI, practical energy and power-measurement usage
- SI equivalent
- 1 th = 1.055056e+8 J
- Common uses
- Heating, electricity, nutrition, fuel and engineering
Definition of the therm
Therm is a unit used in energy and power conversions and practical measurement work.
Measurement system and SI relationship
SI, practical energy and power-measurement usage
SI equivalent: 1 th = 1.055056e+8 J
History of the therm
The therm is 100,000 BTU. Gas utilities in the United States and the UK have long used it to bill natural gas.
Where is the therm used?
Heating, electricity, nutrition, fuel and engineering