Nickle's Energy Toolkit |
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CONVERSION FACTORS
*denotes exact conversion |
| LENGTH
|
| 1 inch |
= 25.4 millimetres* |
| 1 foot |
= 12 inches
= 0.3048 metre* |
| 1 yard |
= 3 feet
= 0.9144 metre* |
| 1 mile |
= 1,760 yard
= 1.609344 kilometres* |
| 1 British nautical mile |
= 1.8532 kilometres* |
| 1 international nautical mile |
= 1.852 kilometres |
| AREA
|
| 1 square inch |
= 6.4516 cm2* |
| 1 square foot |
= 929.0304 cm2* |
| 1 square yard |
= 0.83612736 cm2* |
| 1 acre |
= 4.046.8654 m2*
= 0.40468564 hectare |
| 1 hectare (ha) |
= 2.4710538 acres |
| 1 square mile |
= 2.5899881 km2 |
| VOLUME
|
| 1 bbl (petroleum U.S.) |
= 42 gallons (U.S)
= 0.158987 m3 |
| 1 cubic foot |
= 28.316847 dm3 |
| 1 cubic yard |
= 0.76455486 m3 |
| 1 acre foot |
= 1.233.4818 m3 |
| 1 gallon (Imperial) |
= 4.54609 L* |
| 1 gallon (U.S.) |
= 3.785412 L |
| 1 quart (Imperial) |
= 1.136522 L |
| 1 quart (U.S.) |
= 0.94635264 L |
| NATURAL GAS LIQUID VOLUME
|
| Ethane: 1 bbl |
= 0.157976 m3 |
| Propane: 1 bbl |
= 0.15873 m3 |
| Butane: 1 bbl |
= 0.15881 m3 |
| Propane, butane and ethane converted from 60oF to 15oC, at equilibrium pressure. |
| OIL VOLUME CORRECTION FACTORS
|
| 1 bbl (60oF) = (0.1589873 x CF) m3 (15oC) |
| API Gravity |
Correction Factor (CF) |
| 0-6 |
0.9997 |
| 7-35 |
0.9996 |
| 36-51 |
0.9995 |
| 52-64 |
0.9994 |
| 65-78 |
0.9993 |
| 79-91 |
0.9992 |
| 92-99 |
0.9991 |
| SPEED
|
| 1 mile per hour |
= 1.609344 km/hr* |
| 1 foot per second |
= 0.3048 m/s* |
| MASS
|
| 1 pound (avoirdupois) |
= 0.45359237 kg |
| 1 ounce (avoirdupois) |
= 28.349523 g |
| 1 grain |
= 64.79891 mg* |
| 1 tonne (t) |
= 1.000 kg* |
| 1 long ton |
= 1.016.0469 kg |
| 1 short ton |
= 907.18474 kg |
| DENSITY
|
| 1 pound per cubic foot |
= 16.01846 kg/m3 |
| 1 pound per cubic inch |
= 27.67990 Mg/m3 |
| 1 long ton cubic yard |
= 1,328.939 kg/m3 |
| 1 short ton cubic yard |
= 1,186.553 kg/m3 |
| FORCE
|
| 1 kilogram (force) |
= 1 kilopond
= 9.80665 newtons* |
| 1 pound (force) |
= 4.448222 newtons |
| PRESSURE
|
| 1 psi |
= 6.894757 kPa |
| 1 standard atmosphere |
= 101.325 kPa* |
| 1 bar |
= 100 kPa* |
| PIPE PRESSURE
|
| psig |
MPa |
| 200 |
1.378951 |
| 400 |
2.757903 |
| 600 |
4.136854 |
| 800 |
5.515806 |
| 1,000 |
6.894757 |
| 1,200 |
8.273708 |
| 1,500 |
0.342136 |
| ENERGY
|
| 1 Btu60/61°F |
= 1,054.615 J |
| 1 btu (IT) |
= 1,055.06 J |
| 1 foot-pound |
= 1.355818 J |
| 1 horsepower-hour |
= 2.684520 MJ |
| 1 kilowatt-hour |
= 3.6 MJ*
= 3,414 Btu (Int) |
| POWER
|
| 1 Btu60/61 per hour |
= 0.2929486 W |
| 1 foot-pound per hour |
= 0.3766161 mW |
| 1 horsepower (boiler) |
= 9.0950 kW |
| 1 horsepower (electric) |
= 746 W* |
| horsepower (hydraulic) |
= 746.043 W |
| horsepower (brake) |
= 745.69999 W |
| TEMPERATURE
|
| Degrees Fahrenheit (oF) |
= (oC x 9/5) + 32* |
| Degrees Centigrade/Celsius (oC) |
= (oF - 32) x 5/9 |
| Degrees Kelvin (oK) |
= oC + 273.15* |
| Degrees Rankine (oR) |
= oF + 459.67 |
| Degrees Rankine (oR) |
= oK x 9/5 |
| SPECIFIC GRAVITY
|
| ammonia |
= 0.77 |
| asphaltic bitumens |
= 1.00-1.10 |
| aviation gasolines |
= 0.70-0.78 |
| benzene |
= 0.879 |
| butane |
= 0.599 |
| crude oils |
= 0.80-0.97 |
| diesel oils |
= 0.82-0.92 |
| ethane |
= 0.446 |
| ethylene |
= 0.610 |
| fuel oils |
= 0.92-0.99 |
| gas oils |
= 0.82-0.90 |
| kerosenes |
= 0.78-0.84 |
| lubricating oils |
= 0.85-0.95 |
| methanol |
= 0.7924 |
| motor gasolines |
= 0.71-0.79 |
| naphtha |
= 0.885 |
| n-pentane |
= 0.62624 |
| propane |
= 0.531 |
| propylene |
= 0.5139 |
| sulfur |
= 2.06 |
| toluene |
= 0.866 |
| xylene |
= 0.86 |
| PETROLEUM SPECIFIC GRAVITY (15.6oC)
|
| oAPI |
Specific Gravity |
bbl/tonne |
| 25 |
0.904 |
6.98 |
| 26 |
0.898 |
7.02 |
| 27 |
0.893 |
7.06 |
| 28 |
0.887 |
7.22 |
| 29 |
0.882 |
7.15 |
| 30 |
0.876 |
7.19 |
| 31 |
0.871 |
7.24 |
| 32 |
0.865 |
7.28 |
| 33 |
0.860 |
7.33 |
| 34 |
0.855 |
7.37 |
| 35 |
0.850 |
7.42 |
| 36 |
0.845 |
7.46 |
| 37 |
0.840 |
7.51 |
| 38 |
0.835 |
7.55 |
| 39 |
0.830 |
7.60 |
| 40 |
0.825 |
7.64 |
| 41 |
0.820 |
7.69 |
| 42 |
0.816 |
7.73 |
| HEATING VALUES
|
| ammonia |
= 22.315 GJ/tonne |
| aviation gasoline |
= 33.518 MJ/L |
| aviation turbo fuel |
= 35.934 MJ/L |
| benzene |
= 41.914 GJ/tonne |
| butane (liquid) |
= 29.475 GJ/m3 |
| coal |
= imported bituminous - 29.527 GJ/tonne
= Canadian bituminous - 29.993 GJ/tonne
= sub-bituminous - 19.763 GJ/tonne
= lignite - 15.345 GJ/tonne |
| coke |
= 28.830 GJ/tonne |
| coke oven gas |
= 18.614 MJ/L |
| crude oil |
= 5.81 MMbtu/bbl
= 38.512 MJ/L
= 38.512 GJ/m3 |
| diesel fuel |
= 38.675 MJ/L |
| electricity |
= 3.6 MJ/kWh |
| ethane (liquid) |
= 18.36 GJ/m3 |
| ethylene |
= 49.469 GJ/tonne |
| heavy fuel oil |
= 41.727 MJ/L |
| kerosene |
= 37.676 MJ/L |
| light fuel oil |
= 38.675 MJ/L |
| methanol |
= 22.322 GJ/tonne |
| motor gasoline |
= 34.656 MJ/L |
| naphtha |
= 34.656 GJ/m3 |
| natural gas - 1 MMBtu/Mcf |
= 37.229 kJ/L
=37.229 MJ/m3 |
| pentanes-plus |
= 35.17 GJ/m3 |
| petroleum coke |
= 42.376 MJ/L |
| propane (liquid) |
= 25.53 GJ/m3 |
| propylene |
= 25.53 GJ/m3 |
| still gas |
= 41.727(1) MJ/L |
| sulfur |
= 9.337 GJ/tonne |
| toluene |
= 42.433 GJ/tonne |
| xylene |
= 42.987 GJ/tonne |
Important Disclaimer:
Conversion Factors are provided as a reference only. Accuracy is not guaranteed.
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