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Thermie
A
thermie
is a non-SI
metric unit
of
heat energy
, part of the
metre-tonne-second system
sometimes used by
European
engineers
. The thermie is
equal to
the
amount
of
energy
required
to
raise
the
temperature
of 1
tonne
of
water
at
14
.5
°C
at
standard atmospheric pressure
by 1 °C. The thermie is
equivalent
to
1,000
kilocalories
, 4.
1868
megajoules
or 3968.3
BTU
.
