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Kilowatts to Tons of Refrigeration Conversion

Type a power value in kilowatts and press Convert to see the same power expressed in tons of refrigeration. One refrigeration ton is about 3.51685284 kilowatts, so each kilowatt works out to about 0.284345136 refrigeration tons.

Kilowatts and refrigeration tons

Kilowatts (kW) and refrigeration tons (RT) are both units of power, tied together by a fixed equivalence: 1 RT is about 3.51685284 kW, and 1 kW is about 0.284345136 refrigeration tons. The link comes from the definitions: one ton of refrigeration is exactly 12,000 BTU per hour, and one International Table BTU is exactly 1055.05585262 joules.

Because of that relationship, the figure in refrigeration tons is about 3.5 times smaller than the figure in kilowatts. For example, 5 kW divided by about 3.51685284 comes out to about 1.4217 RT.

kW to refrigeration tons formula

To convert power from kilowatts to refrigeration tons, divide the kilowatt value by about 3.51685284: P (RT) ≈ P (kW) / 3.51685284.

Equivalently, you can multiply the kilowatt figure by about 0.284345136, since 1 kW ≈ 0.284345136 RT. This calculator does that division for you and shows the result in RT; use Copy to save the result or Clear to start over.