Foot-pounds per Second to Megawatts Converter

To convert a measurement in foot-pounds per second to megawatts, multiply the value by 0.000001355818. The conversion factor comes from the relationship between both units and the watt.

For example, to convert 5 ft·lb/s to megawatts: 5 × 0.000001355818 = 0.00000677909 MW.

A foot-pound per second is an imperial unit of power equal to about 1.356 watts, representing one foot-pound of work performed each second. Rooted in imperial mechanics, the foot-pound per second is the basis from which horsepower was defined — 550 ft·lb/s equals one mechanical horsepower.

Common uses of foot-pounds per second include: Mechanical engineering in imperial units; Deriving horsepower from work rate; Physics work-and-power problems; Legacy machinery specifications.

A megawatt equals one million watts and is used to rate large-scale power generation and industrial equipment. The megawatt became the standard scale for describing power stations and grid capacity as electricity generation industrialized. A single large wind turbine produces several megawatts.

Common uses of megawatts include: Power plant and grid capacity; Wind turbine and solar farm output; Industrial machinery and data centers; Utility-scale energy planning.

Here are some common values converted:

1 ft·lb/s = 0.000001355818 MW 5 ft·lb/s = 0.00000677909 MW 10 ft·lb/s = 0.000013558179 MW 50 ft·lb/s = 0.000067790897 MW 100 ft·lb/s = 0.000135581795 MW