This calculator allows you to convert from Rankine to Fahrenheit and in a reverse direction. To convert from Rankine to Fahrenheit, enter the amount of Rankine into the first input and to convert from Fahrenheit to Rankine, enter the amount of Fahrenheit into the second input.
Convert between Rankine and other Temperature units.
Rankine (°R) is a temperature scale used primarily in engineering and thermodynamics, particularly in the United States. It is named after the Scottish engineer William John Macquorn Rankine, who made significant contributions to the field of thermodynamics.
The Rankine scale is an absolute temperature scale, just like Kelvin. However, while Kelvin is based on the Celsius scale, Rankine is based on the Fahrenheit scale. A key characteristic of the Rankine scale is that its zero point, 0 °R, represents absolute zero, the point at which all molecular motion ceases.
To convert between Fahrenheit and Rankine, the conversion formula is: °R = °F + 459.67. This means that a temperature increase of 1 degree in Rankine is equivalent to a 1 degree increase in Fahrenheit. Rankine is commonly used in fields such as aerospace engineering and thermodynamics for calculations involving heat and energy.
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