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Depends on the temperature of the water.

If it is 32 degree water and you want 32 degree ice then you need a -144 BTU loss to change state from liquid to solid.

It takes 1 BTU to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree (F).

If the water is 82 degrees then you would need a -50 BTU loss (+) 144 BTU to change state.

TOTAL WEIGHT OF WATER (X) 1 BTU (X) Degrees desired of change.

If it is ICE to WATER then it is the TEMP of ICE (X) .5 BTU (X) NUMBER OF DEGREES INCREASED = TOTAL BTU needs.

If you change state in the process you have to add 144 BTU for 32 degree ICE to 32 degree WATER and 970 BTU for 212 degree WATER to 212 degree STEAM but only when you change state.

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Assuming the water is already at freezing temperature, and we need only convert its state from a liquid to a solid:

  • the latent heat of fusion of water is 334 Kj per Kg
  • 334 Kj per Kg is 143 BTU per pound

Therefore, it takes 143 BTUs to freeze one pound of water.

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Approximately 8000 BTU.

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How many BTU are generated to get water to 212 degrees?

This question is a little confusing in that BTUs are not generated in raising the temperature of anything; the input of heat is required. And if the questioner meant required instead of generated, then the question is still unanswerable as the amount of water must be specified, AND the starting temperature must be specified.


How many btus to reduce water temperature one degree?

That depends on how much water you have, and what temperature it's starting at.If you have one pound of water, and its temperature is 40° F, then it will cool to 39° Fif you pull exactly one BTU of heat out of it.Different amounts of water, or different starting temperature . . . different amounts of heat.


What is the relationship between temperature and heating energy?

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How many btus does it take to heat up one gallon of water?

That depends on what the starting temperature of the water is,and what temperature you want it to reach.If you expect to get a number, you must first give the necessary numbers.


How many BTUs in 1 therm of gas?

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How many btus does it take to raise half pound of water 1 degree?

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How many btus are required to change five pounds of ice at 20 degrees to steam at 220 degrees?

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How many btus are required to change one pound of ice at 20 degrees Fahrenheit to steam at 220 degrees Fahrenheit?

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How many BTU's does it take to evaporate one pound of water?

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How many btu's in office water-cooler?

There are no BTUs in an office water-cooler. But you can calculate how many BTUs are removed by the cooler. One BTU or British Thermal Unit is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. There for when you remove one BTU you are lowering one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. So if you know how many pounds of water you have and the temperature of the water you start with and the temperature of the water comming out of the cooler you can calculate how many BTUs the cooling unit of the water cooler has removed. BTU=Temp1 - Temp 2 X LB water


How many btus must be removed from one pound of water at 200 for it to end up as ice at 30?

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Btu in 1 pound of natural gas?

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What changes water from a solid to a liquid to a gas?

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