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! Fuel!!&nbsp;Phase&nbsp;!!&nbsp;Molecular&nbsp;<br>Weight!!kJ/mol!!&nbsp;MJ/kg&nbsp;!!&nbsp;MJ/m<sup>3</sup>&nbsp;!!&nbsp;Btu/lb&nbsp;!!&nbsp;Btu/ft<sup>3&nbsp;</sup>  
! Fuel!!&nbsp;Phase&nbsp;!!&nbsp;Molecular&nbsp;<br>Weight!!kJ/mol!!&nbsp;MJ/kg&nbsp;!!&nbsp;MJ/m<sup>3</sup>&nbsp;!!&nbsp;Btu/lb&nbsp;!!&nbsp;Btu/ft<sup>3&nbsp;</sup>  
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| align="center"|Hydrogen <ref name=Perry>{{cite book|author=Perry, R.H. and Green, D.W. (Editors)|title=[[Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook]]|edition=7th Edition|publisher=McGraw Hill|year=1997|id=ISBN ISBN 0-07-049841-5}}</ref>
| align="center"|[[Hydrogen]] <ref name=Perry>{{cite book|author=Perry, R.H. and Green, D.W. (Editors)|title=[[Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook]]|edition=7th Edition|publisher=McGraw Hill|year=1997|id=ISBN ISBN 0-07-049841-5}}</ref>
| align="center"|gas
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| align="center"|2.016
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| align="center"|Methane <ref name=Perry/><ref name=NIST>[http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/ NIST Chemistry WebBook]</ref>  
| align="center"|[[Methane]] <ref name=Perry/><ref name=NIST>[http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/ NIST Chemistry WebBook]</ref>  
| align="center"|gas
| align="center"|gas
| align="center"|16.043
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| align="center"|1,009
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| align="center"|Ethane <ref name=Perry/><ref name=NIST/>
| align="center"|[[Ethane]] <ref name=Perry/><ref name=NIST/>
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| align="center"|30.069
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| align="center"|Propane <ref name=Perry/><ref name=NIST/>
| align="center"|[[Propane]] <ref name=Perry/><ref name=NIST/>
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| align="center"|44.096
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| align="center"|Butane <ref name=Perry/><ref name=NIST/>
| align="center"|[[Butane]] <ref name=Perry/><ref name=NIST/>
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| align="center"|58.122
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| align="center"|Ethanol <ref name=NIST/>
| align="center"|[[Ethanol]] <ref name=NIST/>
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| align="center"|Gasoline <ref>HHV assumed same as iso-octane in ''[[Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook]]''</ref>
| align="center"|[[Gasoline]] <ref>HHV assumed same as [[iso-octane]] in ''[[Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook]]''</ref>
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| align="center"|Kerosene <ref name=Various>Average of various sources</ref>
| align="center"|[[Kerosene]] <ref name=Various>Average of various sources</ref>
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| align="center"|Diesel oil <ref name=Various/>
| align="center"|[[Diesel oil]] <ref name=Various/>
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| align="center"|Coal <ref>There are a great many different coals. The values given here are of a single, specific bituminous coal on an "as received" basis which includes the ash and inherent moisture content of the coal.</ref>
| align="center"|[[Coal]] <ref>There are a great many different coals. The values given here are of a single, specific bituminous coal on an "as received" basis which includes the ash and inherent moisture content of the coal.</ref>
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| align="center"|Wood <ref>[http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr13.pdf Table 1: Higher heating values for wood (oven dried)] The values in this table are the average of oven-dried woods from 29 different species of trees, as listed in this publication of the U.S. Forest Service Laboratory.</ref>
| align="center"|[[Wood]] (dry) <ref>[http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr13.pdf Table 1: Higher heating values for wood (oven dried)] The values in this table are the average of oven-dried woods from 29 different species of trees, as listed in this publication of the U.S. Forest Service Laboratory.</ref>
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| align="center"|[[Peat]] (dry) <ref name=Various/>
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Revision as of 22:47, 19 September 2008

Table 1: Higher Heating Value (HHV) Of Various Fuels
Fuel  Phase   Molecular 
Weight
kJ/mol  MJ/kg   MJ/m3   Btu/lb   Btu/ft
Hydrogen [1] gas 2.016 286.84 141.79 12.75 60,986 324
Methane [1][2] gas 16.043 890.31 55.50 39.72 23,870 1,009
Ethane [1][2] gas 30.069 1,559.88 51.88 69.59 22,313 1,768
Propane [1][2] gas 44.096 2,220.05 50.35 99.05 21,654 2,516
Butane [1][2] gas 58.122 2,878.52 49.53 128.43 21,301 3,263
Ethanol [2] liquid 46.086 1,368.49 29.69 12,722
Gasoline [3] liquid 110 5,461.33 49.65 21,354
Kerosene [4] liquid 175 8,084.99 46.20 19,871
Diesel oil [4] liquid 225 10,124.98 45.00 19,355
Coal [5] solid 13.33 340.98 25.58 11,002
Wood (dry) [6] solid 21.14 9,093
Peat (dry) [4] solid 21.09 9,500

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Perry, R.H. and Green, D.W. (Editors) (1997). Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, 7th Edition. McGraw Hill. ISBN ISBN 0-07-049841-5. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 NIST Chemistry WebBook
  3. HHV assumed same as iso-octane in Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Average of various sources
  5. There are a great many different coals. The values given here are of a single, specific bituminous coal on an "as received" basis which includes the ash and inherent moisture content of the coal.
  6. Table 1: Higher heating values for wood (oven dried) The values in this table are the average of oven-dried woods from 29 different species of trees, as listed in this publication of the U.S. Forest Service Laboratory.