Units & Conversions Fact Sheet

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pico (p) nano (n) micro () deca (da) kilo (k) mega (M) giga (G) tera (T) peta (P) exa (E) zetta (Z)

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Mass 1 kg = 2.205 lb 1 lb = 453.6 g = 16oz 1 metric tonne = 1,000kg = 2,205lb 1 US short ton = 907kg = 2,000lb 1 UK long ton = 1,016kg = 2,239lb Temperature = 1.8 + 32 F C = ( 32) 5/9 + 273.15 K F Time 3,600 sec/hour 730 hour/month 365.25 day/year 8,766 hour/year 31,536,000 sec/year Fuel Economy 1mpg = 0.4251 km/L mpg = 235.2/ L/100 km

Derek Supple, MIT Energy Club http://web.mit.edu/mit_energy Latest Update: 4/15/2007 Distance Volume 1 cm = 0.4 in 1 L = 0.264 gal = 1000 cm3 (ml) 1 m = 3.281 ft = 1.094 yd 1 m3 = 1000 L = 35.3 ft3 = 264 gal 1 km = 0.62137 mi = 199 rod 1 gal = 3.785 L = 4 qt = 16 c = 128 oz 1 mi = 1.609km 1 ft3 = cf = 28.32 L = 7.482 gal 1 smoot = 1.702 m = 5.83 ft 1 bbl = 42 U.S. gal = 159 L = 5.6 ft3 1 cord = 128 ft3 = 3.62 m3 Area 1 ac-ft = 43560 ft3 = 325,851 gal 1 m2 = 10.765 ft2 1 km3 = 0.24 mi3 = 810,713 acre-ft 2 2 6 2 1 km = 0.386 mi = 10 m 3 1 ha = 104 m2 = .01 km2 = 2.47 ac 1 bu = 4 pck = 8 gal = 35.2 L = 2,150 in Flow Rates 1 mi2 = 2.6 km2 = 640 ac 1mbd = 1 Mbbl/day = 15.34 Ggal/yr 1 ac = 4,047 m2 = 43,560 ft2 = 694.4 bbl/min = 11.57 bbl/sec Pressure = 485.9 gal/sec 1MPa = 10bar = 9.87atm = 145psi 1 ft3/s = 641 bbl/hr = 449 gal/min (gpm) 1atm = 1.0132 bar = 760 mmHg = 14.696 psi = 10.33 ton/m3 1 bbl oil/day 50 metric ton oil/yr 1 gpm = 0.063 L/s = 0.00442 ac-ft/day Density Water = 1 g/cm3 = 1 g/ml = 1 kg/L = 1 metric tonne/m3 Air at Sea Level = 1.2 kg/m3 Crude Oil = 0.88 (0.75 -0.98) kg/L = 7.34 lb/gal = 140 kg/bbl Gasoline = 0.745 kg/L = 6.22 lb/gal Diesel = 0.837 kg/L = 7.00 lb/gal; Biodiesel = 0.880 kg/L Ethanol = 0.789 kg/L = 6.58 lb/gal Methanol = 0.792 kg/L = 6.61 lb/gal Nat. Gas = 0.717 kg/m3 = 44.8 lb/mcf CNG @ 20MPa= 0.185 kg/L = 11.5 lb/ft3 = 5.66 lb/gge LPG (propane) = 0.540 kg/L = 33.7 lb/ft3 Hydrogen = 0.025 kg/L (35MPa); 0.08988 kg/m3 (STP) Coal 1.32 kg/L = 1230 metric ton/ha-m = 1800 sht ton/acre-foot API Gravity = (141.5/[Density in g/cm3 at 60 - 131.5 F]) Light Crude API > 31.1; Heavy API < 22.3; Bitumen API ~ 8 Power Unit Conversion 1 W = 1 J/s = 3.6 kJ/hour = 31.5 MJ/year 1 kW = 1.341 hp = 738ft-lb/s 1 hp = 745.7 W = 0.7068 Btu/s 1 TW = 1012 W = 31.5 EJ/year 1 ton-refrigeration = 12,000 Btu/hr = 200 Btu/min = 3.517 kW Historic US Retail Prices (US2000$/GJ)

Energy Unit Conversion 1 J = 1 Nm = 1 kgm2/s2 = 0.239 cal = 0.74 ft-lb 1 Cal = 1 kcal = 1000 cal = 4.187 KJ = 3.968 Btu 1 KJ = 0.239 Cal = 0.947817 Btu 0.95 Btu 1 Btu = 1,055.056 J = 0.252 kcal 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ = 3,412 Btu; (1MWh = 3.6 GJ = 3.412 mmBtu) 1 mmBtu = 106 Btu = 1.055 GJ = 1 decatherm 1 mcf nat. gas (LHV) = 10.27 therm = 1.027 mmBtu = 1.082 GJ 1 toe = 41.868 GJ = 39.683 mmBtu = 11.63 MWh = 7.33bbl 1 tce = 29.308 GJ = 27.778 mmBtu = 8.141 MWh 1 Quad = 1015 Btu = 1.055 EJ = 293 TWh = 25.2 Mtoe=.974 TCF 1 EJ = 109 GJ = 1018 J = .95 Quad 1 TWyr = 31.5 EJ = 29.86 Quad Energy Content (Lower Heating Values) (ton = metric tonne) Crude Oil = 6.119 GJ/bbl = 5.8 mmBtu/bbl = 39.7 mmBtu/ton = 145.7 MJ/gal = 38.5 MJ/L = 43.8 MJ/kg (GJ/ton) Gasoline = 121.3 MJ/gal (= 32.1 MJ/L = 43.1 MJ/kg = 115 mBtu/gal) Diesel = 135.5 MJ/gal (= 35.8 MJ/L = 42.8 MJ/kg = 128 mBtu/gal) Biodiesel = 124.8 MJ/gal (= 33.0 MJ/L = 37.5 MJ/kg = 121 mBtu/gal) Ethanol = 80.2 MJ/gal (= 21.2 MJ/L = 26.9 MJ/kg = 76 mBtu/gal) Methanol = 60.4 MJ/gal (= 15.9 MJ/L = 20.1 MJ/kg = 57 mBtu/gal) UN Standard Coal = 30 GJ/ton Bituminous = 27-30 GJ/ton (MJ/kg) = 25-28 mmBtu/ton Sub-Bitum. = 20-26 GJ/ton (MJ/kg) = 19-24 mmBtu/ton Lignite = 10-19 GJ/ton (MJ/kg) = 9-18 mmBtu/ton Nat Gas @ STP = 53.2 MJ/kg =38.2 MJ/m3 =1027 Btu/ft3 CNG @ 20 MPa = 50.0 MJ/kg = 9.3 MJ/L = 249.6 mBtu/ft3 H2 @ 35MPa (HHV) =120.0 MJ/kg = 2.7 MJ/L = 72.5 mBtu/ft3 LPG @ 1.5 MPa = 88.1 MJ/gal = 23.3 MJ/L = 625.5 mBtu/ft3 Air-Dried Wood(20% Moisture Content) = 15 GJ/ton Uranium = 80 GJ/g fissioned = 400 GJ/kg mined (fnd =.5% mnd) Energy of Familiar Phenomena/Society Quart of Boiling Water = 3 MJ 1 wooden match = 1 Btu Melt 1 lb Ice = 151 kJ = 143 Btu 1-GWe Plant running 24 hrs = 260 TJ Daily Human Metabolism = 2500 kCal/day = 120 W Compact Passenger Car at steady 60 mph: Chem. Energy Consumption = 70 kW = 94 hp Mech. Energy Production = 15 kW = 20 hp 05 US Oil Use = 20.55 Mbpd = 7.506 Gbbl/yr = 238 bbl/sec 05 Global Oil Use = 84.37 Mbpd = 31.89 Gbbl/yr = 976.5 bbl/sec 05 US Primary Energy Use 3.35 TW 105 EJ/yr 100 quad/yr 05 Global 16 TW 504 EJ/yr 480 quad/yr Solar Influx at Earth Surface 100 PW = 3.1 YJ/yr = 200 W/m2

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Rules of Thumb
1 Btu = 1,055 J 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ = 3,412 Btu 1 hp = 746 W 1 TW 30 Quad/yr 32 EJ/yr 1 gallon gasoline equivalent (gge) = 121 MJ = 115,000 Btu = 1 kg H2 = 1.5 gal EtOH 1 million barrel oil per day (mbd) = 486 gal/sec = 2.2TJ/yr = 4232 metric ton C/yr Nat.Gas: 1 mscf = 0.2832 Nm3 = 1.027 mmBtu = 10.27 therm 3.667 (44/12) ton CO2 per ton C

23.52 mpg 10 L/100km 234 g TtW CO2/km 0.832 lb TtW CO2/mi

1 Quad = 1015 Btu 1.05 EJ 25 Mtoe 300TWh 0.974 tcf natural gas

Sources
This sheet was compiled based on several other useful fact sheets and online resources: Holdren, J. and H. Lee (2006) ENR302 Course Notes: Some Units Constants, and Conversions and Energy of Familiar Phenomena International Energy Agency (IEA) Energy Statistics Unit Converter http://www.iea.org/Textbase/stats/unit.asp U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration (EIA). Kid's Page Energy Calculator http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/science/energy_calculator.html BP plc, Statistical Review of World Energy 2006, Conversion Factors http://www.bp.com/conversionCalculator.do?&contentId=7017990&categoryId=91 EIA AER Other Physical Conversion Factors http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/pdf/pages/sec13_13.pdf DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) Fuel Properties Table http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/fueltable.pdf Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) Bioenergy Program, Conversion Factor Reference http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/misc/energy_conv.html United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Study on Wood Energy Today and Tomorrow http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/W7744E/w7744e07.htm

Other Physical Property (LHV, Density, Emission Factor) Data Sources Wang, Michael Q. (2006) The Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Model. Version 1.7. http://www.transportation.anl.gov/software/GREET/index.html Farrell, A.E. et al. (2005) EBAMM Release 1.0. http://rael.berkeley.edu/ebamm/ Brown, D., J. Gillette, B. James, et al. (2006) Hydrogen Analysis (H2A) Project model version 1.0.11, Physical Property Data http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/h2a_production.html Weiss, M. A., J. B. Heywood, et al. (2000). On the Road in 2020, a Life-Cycle Analysis of New Automobile Technologies. Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Energy Laboratory. MIT EL 00-003 RP. http://lfee.mit.edu/public/el00-003.pdf Hong, B.D. and E.R. Slatick (1994) Carbon Dioxide Emission Factors for Coal. Energy Information Administration, Quarterly Coal Report. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/quarterly/co2_article/co2.html EIA, Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program, Fuel and Energy Source Codes and Emission Coefficients http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/factors.html http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/gg97rpt/appb.html IPCC (2001). Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. [Houghton, J.T., Ding, Y., Griggs, D.J., Noguer, M., van der Linden, P.J., Dai, X., Maskell, K. and Johnson, C.A. (eds.)]. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 881pp. Technical Summary. Section C6. p.47 . http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/020.htm#c6 Historic Price Range Data Sources EIA (2006) Annual Energy Review 2005 and Monthly Energy Review http://www.eia.doe.gov/overview_hd.html EIA Petroleum Navigator http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_top.asp EIA Coal News and Markets http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/coalnews/coalmar.html Bloomberg Energy Market Data http://www.bloomberg.com/energy/ State of Nebraska Energy Statistics http://www.neo.state.ne.us/statshtml/66.html