Formulas

One cubic foot of natural gas = 1,034 BTU

One MCF = 1,000 cubic feet = 1,034,00 BTU

One MCF = 10 CCF

One Therm = 100,000 BTU

One Decatherm = 1,000,000 BTU

One Gallon of propane = 91,600 BTU

One cubic foot of propane = 2,500 BTU

One gallon of gasoline = 125,000 BTU

One gallon #2 fuel oil = 139,000 BTU

One gallon #4 fuel oil = 145,000 BTU

One gallon #6 fuel oil = 150,000 BTU

One barrel of oil = 42 gallons

One KW = 1.3415 HP

One KW = 3,413 BTU

One boiler horse power = 33,472 BTU/hour (output)

One boiler horse power = 41,840 BTU/hour (input)

One pound of steam = 1,189.7 BTU/hour @ 100 psig

One psig square inch of pressure = 27.707 water column

One ton of refrigeration = 12,000 BTU/hour

 

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