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Table 1: Higher Heating Value (HHV) Of Various Fuels
Fuel  Phase   Molecular 
Weight		 kJ/mol  MJ/kg   MJ/m3   Btu/lb   Btu/ft3 
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) [7] solid 22.09 9,500


Table 1: Lower Heating Value (HHV) Of Various Fuels
Fuel  Phase   Molecular 
Weight		 kJ/mol  MJ/kg   MJ/m3   Btu/lb   Btu/ft3 
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 [8] 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 [9] solid 13.33 340.98 25.58 11,002
Wood (dry) [10] solid 21.14 9,093
Peat (dry) [11] solid 22.09 9,500

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 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 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 NIST Chemistry WebBook
  3. ↑ HHV assumed same as iso-octane in Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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.
  7. ↑ Thermal and Catalytic Upgrading in a Fuel Context: Peat, Biomass and Alkenes Thesis by Christina Hornell, Chemical Engineering Dept., Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 2001
  8. ↑ HHV assumed same as iso-octane in Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Thermal and Catalytic Upgrading in a Fuel Context: Peat, Biomass and Alkenes Thesis by Christina Hornell, Chemical Engineering Dept., Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 2001
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