How many BTU,s in a gallon of heating oil and a gallon of LP gas?

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2006-12-20 11:23:58 · 2 answers · asked by Francis H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

About 20000 BTU/lb for fuels in the paraffin family. About
140,000 BTU/gal for heating oil, 92,000 BTU/gal for propane. See the table in the ref.

2006-12-20 11:31:48 · answer #1 · answered by kirchwey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Check out http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/science/energy_calculator.html it will give you all the conversions you need for fuel.

2006-12-20 11:33:22 · answer #2 · answered by DCON 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋