mmbtu

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CONVERSIONS

PrefixUnit

Kilo103

Mega106

Giga109

Tera1012

Peta1015

MetricImperial

1kilogram2.204pounds

1tonne1.10231USshortton(2000lbs)

1tonne0.98421UKlongton(2240pounds)

1kilolitre6.28981barrels(bbls)

1barrel(ofoil,bbl)158.987litres

42USgallons

0.1364tonnes

1cubicmetre(1kilolitre)35.3147cubicfeet

1kilojoule0.94781BritishThermalUnits(Btus)

1calorie4.186joules

Other

1cubicmetre35.3147cubicfeet

Table2Petroleumandcoal

MassorvolumegasEnergy&other

1cubicmetreofgas38megajoulesasmethane

1billioncubicmetresofnaturalgas730000tonnesofLNG

1TrillionCubicFeet(TCF)Approx.1000petajoules

20milliontonnes

1tonneofgas1333cubicmetres

1terajoule26300cubicmetresofgas

0.929millioncubicfeetofnaturalgas

17.63tonnesofLNG

1MCF()(millionscubicfeet)of

gas(also1MMSFD=1millioncubicfeetper

day)

28317cubicmetres

19.39tonneofLNG

1057Gigajoules

1.1Terajoules

1tonneofLNG1460cubicmetres(at20ºC)(or1333at0ºC)

54.5Gigajoules

9.5bblofArabcrudeoilbyenergyequivalence

51.7MMBTUs

1tonneofcrudeoil7.33bbls

42.1gigajoules

1MMBTU1.055Gigajoules

3.6gigajoule1MWh

1petajoule(1terajoule)ca.20000tonnes(20tonnes)gas

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1terajouleofgasperdayca.7200tonnesperyear.

1milliontonnesofLNGperyear1.333billioncubicmetresperyear

3.65millioncubicmetresofnaturalgasperday

100MWpowerstation(33%efficiency)ca.25terajoulesperday(10Gigajoules/1MWh)

Coalca.20Gigajoulespertonne

Condensateca.32MegajoulesperLitre

Crudeoilca.37MegajoulesperLitre

LNGca25MegajoulesperLitre

Naturalgasca.38MegajoulesperCubicMetre

AverageEnergyConversionFactors

aryUnitMetricEquivalent

Crudeoil1barrel

0.1364metrictons

5.75gigajoules

Coal1shortton0.9072metrictons

Naturalgas1cubicfoot0.0283cubicmeters

Naturalgasplantliquids1barrel0.0862metrictons

Btu/joule1Btu1055.1joules

Petroleumproducts

Motorgasoline1barrel0.1172metrictons

Distillatefueloil1barrel0.1340metrictons

Residualfueloil1barrel0.1502metrictons

cubic

metre

cubicfoot

gas

million

Btu

thermgigajoulekilowatt

hour

cubicmetreof

LNG

tonof

LNG

1cubic

meter

gas

135.30.0360.360.03810.540.001710.000725

1cubic

footgas

0.028310.001020.01020.001080.2990.000050.00002

1-million

Btu

27.89811101.054292.70.0480.0192

1therm2.7898.10.110.10544829.270.00480.00192

1

gigajoule

26.39300.959.51277.50.0450.018

1kilowatt

hour

0.09493.30.0034150.034180.003610.0001620.000065

1cubic

meter

LNG

5842063121.04210.422.196,17310.405

1ton

LNG

1,379486905252054.8152222.471

1barrel

Arabian

Lt.

0.15253505.4654.65.7515970.2590.105

1ton

Arabian

Lt.

1.0042.2117081.90.769

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ToConvertFromToMultiplyBy

MCFCubicmeters("m³")28.174

CubicmetersCubicfeet35.494

BBLS(U.S.42gallons)Cubicmeters("m³")0.159

Cubicmeters("m³")BBLS6.290

FeetMeters0.305

MetersFeet3.281

MilesKilometers1.609

KilometersMiles0.621

AcresHectares0.405

HectaresAcres2.471

1milliontonesLNG=~2.2millioncubicmeterLNG

1milliontonesperyear(tpy)LNG=~140millionstandardcubicperday(MMscfd)gas

100MMscfdgas~730,000tpyLNG

~2,100tpdLNG

1millioncubicmeterLNG=6.29millionbblLNG

=~460,000tonnesLNG

1cubicmeterLNG~600cubicmetergas

~21200cubicfootgas

=~

1standardcubicfoot(scf)=0.0268normalcubicmeter(Nm3)

1standardcubicmeter(scm)=1.057normalcubicmetter(Nm3)

1kmolegas=*******************(A)and0oC

1lb-molegas=***************************

PriceConversionsforNaturalGas

"US$1.00/MMBTU"iqualto:

forotherfuelxpresdinR$

multiplybytoobtainmultiplybytoobtain

5.46US$/barrelofoilExchangeratex37.30US$/milm³naturalgas

40.22US$/lExchangeRatex1.06US$/milft³naturalgas

51.32US$/hangeRatex0.10US$/therm

46.63US$/hangeRatex3.97US$/cal

42.66US$/ExchangeRatex3.42US$/mwh

13.10US$/odExchangeRatex0.95US$/Gjoule

26.98US$/alExchangeRateinR$

million

BTU

'000cubicmeters

naturalgas

Ton

LNG

Ton

PLG

Ton

fueloil

'000cubicmetersnaturalgas37.301.000.730.800.93

tonLNG51.321.381.001.101.28

tonPLG46.631.250.911.001.16

tondiel42.661.140.830.911.06

tonfueloil40.221.080.780.861.00

toncharcoal26.980.720.530.580.67

nationalcoal(4,500kcal/Kg)17.860.480.350.380.44

tonfirewood13.100.350.260.280.33

barrelpetroleum5.460.150.110.120.14

naturalgas:1cubicmeter=9,400Kcal(20ºand1atm)1millionBTU(1MMBTU)=26.8cubicmeters

(m³)naturalgas.

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”EngineeredSolutionsForCombustingWasteGas"

UNITCONVERSIONFACTORS

Toconvertfromunitsintheleft-handcolumn(A)tounitsintheright-handcolumn(B)multiplybythe

ertfromunitsintheright-handcolumn(B)tounitsintheleft-hand

column(A)mple:

Foot×304.80=Millimeter

Millimeter÷304.80=Foot

sionfactorshavebeen

roundedtofivesignificantdigits.

LENGTH

A

ToconvertfromAtoB,multiplyAby:

ToconvertfromBtoA,divideBby:

B

Foot(ft)304.80Millimeter(mm)

Foot(ft)30.480Centimeter(cm)

Foot(ft)0.30480Meter(m)

Foot(ft)12.000Inch(in)

Inch(in)25.400Millimeter(mm)

Inch(in)2.5400Centimeter(cm)

Inch(in)0.02540Meter(m)

Mile(mi)1.6093Kilometer(km)

Yard(yd)0.91440Meter(m)

WEIGHT

A

ToconvertfromAtoB,multiplyAby:

ToconvertfromBtoA,divideBby:

B

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Ounce(oz)28.350Gram(g)

Pound(lb)0.45359Kilogram(kg)

Pound(lb)453.59Gram(g)

Pound(lb)16.000Ounce(oz)

Stone6.3503Kilogram(kg)

Stone14.000Pound(lb)

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PRESSURE

A

ToconvertfromAtoB,multiplyAby:

ToconvertfromBtoA,divideBby:

B

Poundpersquareinch(psi)6.8948Kilopascal(kPa)

Poundpersquareinch(psi)27.708Incheswatercolumn(60°F)(in

H2O,60°F)

Poundpersquareinch(psi)16.000Ouncepersquareinch

Poundpersquareinch(psi)0.068948Bar

Note:

Pressureisusuallyindicatedasgaugepressure,whichisthepressurerecordedbyapressuregaugeanddoesnot

r,mostgaspropertytablesuunitsofabsolutepressure;toconvertagauge

pressuretoabsolutepressuretheprevailingatmosphericpressuremustbeaddedtothegaugepressure.

GASFLOWRATE

A

ToconvertfromAtoB,multiplyAby:

ToconvertfromBtoA,divideBby:

B

Dec/d(decathermperday,e

note2)

1000scf/d(standardcubicfeetper

day)

Dec/d(decathermperday,e

note2)

28.174m3/d(standardcubicmeters

perday)

mcf/d(thousandstandard

cubicfeetperday)

1000scf/d(standardcubicfeetper

day)

mcf/d(thousandstandard

cubicfeetperday)

0.028174e3m3/d(thousandstandard

cubicmetersperday)

mcf/d(thousandstandard

cubicfeetperday)

28.174m3/d(standardcubicmeters

perday)

mmcf/d(millionstandardcubic

feetperday)

1000000scf/d(standardcubicfeetper

day)

scf/d(standardcubicfeetper

day)

0.028174m3/d(standardcubicmeters

perday)

scfm(standardcubicfeetper

minute)

1440scf/d(standardcubicfeetper

day)

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Notes:

ndardgasreferencetemperatureandpressureudforUScustomaryunitsandSIunitsarenotexactlythe

ore,conversionfactorsforgasvolumesudabovedonotcorrespondedtothoudforordinary

volumes.

herm(alsospelleddekatherm)istechnicallyaunitofenergy,athermisapproximately

rthedecathermissometimesudtoexpressnaturalgasvolumesbadonitsheatingvalue,

forthistableaheatingvalueof1000BTU/scfwasud.

GASHEATINGVALUE

A

ToconvertfromAtoB,multiplyAby:

ToconvertfromBtoA,divideBby:

B

MJ/m3(megaJoulepercubic

meter)

26.704BTU/scf(BritishThermalUnit

perstandardcubicfoot)

1/26.704=0.03744

Note:

ThestandardgasreferencetemperatureandpressureudforUScustomary

ore,theconversionfactorsfor

gasvolumesincorporatedinthefactorsabovedonotcorrespondedtotho

udforordinaryvolumes.

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TEMPERATURE

Celsius+273.15=Kelvin(K)

(Celsiusx9/5)+32=Fahrenheit(°F)

(Fahrenheit–32)×0.55556=Celsius(°C)

Fahrenheit+459.67=Rankine(R)

Kelvin×1.8000=Rankine(R)

Rankine×0.55556=Kelvin(K)

EnergyinaCubicMeterofNaturalGas

ThePhysicsFactbook™

EditedbyGlennElert--Writtenbyhisstudents

Aneducational,FairUwebsite

topicindex|authorindex|specialindex

BibliographicEntry

Result

(w/surroundingtext)

Standardized

Result

"Energy."Science&Technology.

GaleRearchInc.,1993.

FuelBTUUnitofMeasure

NaturalGas1000cubicfeet

37MJ

"Heatof

Combustion."

Handbookof

Chemistry&

Physics.

Chemical

RubberCo.

PressLLC,

2001.

Molecular

Formula

HydrocarbonskJ/mol

CH4methane(g)890.8

40MJ

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NaturalGas

Facts.

.

"Acubicfootofnaturalgasgives

off1000Btu,buttherangeof

valuesis500to1500Btu."

37MJ

(average)

19–56MJ

(range)

"FuelGas."

McGrawHill

Encyclopediaof

Science&

Technology.

McGrawHill,

Inc.,1982.

"Thenetheatingvalueofnatural

gasrvedbyautilitycompanyis

often1000to1100Btu/ft3."

37–41MJ

Approximate

HeatContentof

NaturalGas.

Energy

Information

Administration.

YearTotalConsumption

19491035Btu/ft3

20001027Btu/ft3

39MJ

(1949)

38MJ

(2000)

Fu

fuelgasaremadeupofhydrogen,carbonmonoxide,methane,ethaneorother

m"naturalgas"appliesto

lgasisudforheatingbecauitisvery

clean,hashighheatcontent,andhighflametemperature.

untheatthatisprovidedwhenaunit

volumeofnaturalgasisburnedisoftenmeasuredinBritishthermalunits(Btu)per

shthermalunitisacommonenergymeasurementandisdefinedas

theamountofenergyrequiredtoraionepoundofwaterbyonedegreeFahrenheit.

Acu

morecarbonatomsareinthehydrogengas,thevalueofBtuishigher.

TheamountofenergyofnaturalgascanbeconvertedfromBtupercubicfeetto

1Btuequals1055.1Jand1ft3equals0.028316m3,then

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1000Btu/ft3multipliedby1055.1Janddividedby0.028316m3equals37MJ/m3,which

istheaverageenergycontentofnaturalgas.

JanyTran--2002