Heating Value

[Joe Boucher]

"Michael D. Porter" <mdporter at rt66.com> wrote
*Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 21:41:10 -0700
*Subject: Re: Heating Value
**
*RacerJCT at aol.com wrote:
*> 
*> Can someone out there please tell me the Heating Value(preferable the
LHV)
*> of:
*> 
*> 1. Petrol
*> 2. Diesel
*> 3. Methanal
*> 4. Ethanal
*
*In BTUs/lb, gasoline is about 14k, #1 diesel about 19K, #2 diesel about
*22.5k, methanol only 6.6k, ethanol about 10.8k. This is from
*memory--been a long time since I looked these up, and I've slept since
*then. <g>
*
*Cheers.
*
*- -- 
*My other Triumph doesn't run, either....

I have a 1955 Combustion Engineering Inc reference book in my desk.  It
states the following for heating values:

Gasoline - Low, 18,700; High, 20,200
Kerosene - Low, 18,500; High, 19,900
Fuel Oil - Low, 17,400; High, 18,500

Joe Boucher
'70 Camaro
'81 TBI Suburban