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Refrigeration Tons to Kilowatts (RT to kW)

One refrigeration ton comes out at about 3.5168528 kilowatts, so turning tons into kilowatts takes one multiplication. Enter a value in RT, press Convert, and the kilowatt figure appears.

Two units of power

Refrigeration tons (RT) and kilowatts (kW) both measure power, which is why a single fixed multiplier carries a value from one to the other. That multiplier rests on fixed definitions: one refrigeration ton is exactly 12000 BTU per hour, and one IT BTU is defined as exactly 1055.05585262 joules.

Because one refrigeration ton is worth about 3.5168528 kilowatts, a positive amount of power reads as a smaller number in tons than in kilowatts.

The reverse relationship follows from the same constant: one kilowatt works out to about 0.28434514 refrigeration tons.

RT to kW formula

P (kW) ≈ P (RT) × 3.51685284206667

In words: the power in kilowatts is the power in refrigeration tons multiplied by about 3.5168528.

Worked example: convert 2 RT to kilowatts — P (kW) = 2 RT × 3.51685284206667 ≈ 7.03370568413333 kW.

To head back from kilowatts to tons, use P (RT) ≈ P (kW) × 0.284345136093995, which is the same as dividing the kilowatt figure by about 3.5168528.

Using this converter

Type the power in refrigeration tons into the input field and press Convert to read the result in kilowatts.

Press Copy to place the result on your clipboard, or Clear to blank the field and start a new calculation.