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Heating Values of Fuels and Gases

This document provides average heating values for various petroleum products and fuels in units of BTU/lb, BTU/kg, BTU/liter, and SCF of natural gas equivalents per kg and liter. Natural gas has an average heating value of 1000 BTU/SCF. Common conversions for units of heat, work, and energy are also provided.

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Heating Values of Fuels and Gases

This document provides average heating values for various petroleum products and fuels in units of BTU/lb, BTU/kg, BTU/liter, and SCF of natural gas equivalents per kg and liter. Natural gas has an average heating value of 1000 BTU/SCF. Common conversions for units of heat, work, and energy are also provided.

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Average Heating Value

Average Heating Value Calorific Value Gross Energy


Equiv alent

Items API
Specific
@60ºF Densit y SCF of SCF of
@ 15 C Grav ity BTU/LB BTU/KG BTU/Liter
NG/KG NG/liter
Products

Liquef ied Petroleum Gas


(Propane: Butane - 0.5573 0.5570 21,377 47,136 26,270 47.14 26.27
30:70%) Vol

Liquef ied Petroleum Gas


(Propane: Butane - 0.5463 0.5460 21,443 47,283 25,829 47.28 25.83
50:50%) Vol

Propane - 0.5090 0.5090 21,708 47,789 24,325 47.79 24.32

NGL Stab 81.6 0.6639 0.6640 22,670 49,987 33,186 49.99 33.19

Kerosene 48.3 0.7866 0.7870 20,720 45,687 35,937 45.69 35.94

34.8 0.8504 0.8509 19,584 43,183 36,722 43.18 36.72


High Speed Diesel

Low Speed Diesel 31.2 0.8692 0.8697 19,200 42,336 36,798 42.34 36.8

18.1 0.9390 0.9396 18,984 41,859 39,305 41.86 39.31


HFO-600

HFO-1500 17.2 0.9510 0.9516 18,894 41,661 39,619 41.66 39.62

25.0 0.9037 0.9042 19,210 42,358 37,278 42.36 38.28


High Pour Fang

Natural Gas - - - 19,373 42,710 35.32 - -

Heating Value of N atural Gas = 1000 BTU/ SCF


Common Conversions

For Heat, Work, Energy j =W-s

[Link]. x 1.355822 = j x 0.737562 = [Link]


Btu x 1.055056 = kj x 0.947817 = Btu
KWh x 3.6 = MJ x 0.277778 = KWh
Btu x 0.252 = KCal x 3.968254 = Btu

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