Rankine
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| Conversion from | to | Formula |
|---|---|---|
| degrees Rankine | degrees Fahrenheit | °F = °R − 459.67 |
| degrees Fahrenheit | degrees Rankine | °R = °F + 459.67 |
| degrees Rankine | kelvins | K = °R × 5/9 |
| kelvins | degrees Rankine | °R = K × 1.8 |
| degrees Rankine | degrees Celsius | °C = °R × 5/9 -273.15 |
| degrees Celsius | degrees Rankine | (°R = °C +273.15) × 1.8 |
| Note that for temperature intervals rather than temperature readings, 1 °R = 1 °F and 1 °R = 5/9 °C Additional conversion formulas Conversion calculator for units of temperature | ||
Rankine is a thermodynamic temperature scale named after the Scottish engineer and physicist William John Macquorn Rankine, who proposed it in 1859.
The symbol is °R (note that this symbol is also used to stand for the Rømer and Réaumur scales). Like Kelvin, Rankine zero is absolute zero, but Fahrenheit degrees are used. As a result, a difference of 1°R is equal to a difference of 1°F, but 0°R is −459.67°F.
The Rankine cycle is an idealised thermodynamic cycle for a steam engine, i.e. one using water as the working fluid.
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See also
| Celsius | Fahrenheit | Kelvin | |||
| Delisle | Leyden | Newton | Rankine | Réaumur | Rømer |
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