1 The freezer time shown is for best quality only â foods kept constantly frozen at 0Â° F will keep safe indefinitely.  How long does baked ham last at room temperature? Bacteria grow rapidly at temperatures between 40 Â°F and 140 Â°F; baked ham should be discarded if left for more than 2 hours at room temperature.
Using this to calculate theoretical water-chilling capacity: 1 ton of refrigeration (12,000 BTUs per hour) will chill. 12,000 lbs. water/fish 1Â°F in 1 hour. Theoretically, then, a sample application to chill seawater and fish: 40 tons refrigeration (480,000 BTUs per hour) will chill. 120,000 lbs. water/fish 20Â°F in 5 hours.
Most air conditioners have their capacity rated in British thermal units (Btu). A Btu is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.45 kilograms) of water one degree Fahrenheit (0.56 degrees Celsius).One Btu equals 1,055 joules. In heating and cooling terms, one ton equals 12,000 Btu. A typical window air conditioner might be rated at 10,000 Btu.For comparison, a typical 2,000-square-foot (185.8 square meters) house might have a 5-ton (60,000-Btu) air conditioning system, implying that you might need perhaps 30 Btu per square foot.s an example, if a 10,000-Btu air conditioner consumes 1,200 watts, its EER is 8.3 (10,000 Btu/1,200 watts). Obviously, you would like the EER to be as high as possible, but normally a higher EER is accompanied by a higher price.