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        ![]() MIL-HDBK-1003/13A 
For the purpose of calculating $/106 Btu, use the conversion factors given 
here: 
ENERGY CONVERSION FACTORS 
Crude Oil 
British 
Energy Content of Fuels 
Equiv.,  Thermal Units Kilowatt- 
Barrels (1)  (Btuh)(2)  Hours (kwh) 
Anthracite coal, short ton 
4.38 
28,300,000 
7440.0 
Bituminous coal, short ton 
4.24 
24,580,000 
7240.0 
Average coal, short ton 
24,020,000 
7040.0 
Automotive gasoline, gallon 
0.0216 
125,000 
36.6 
Aviation gasoline, gallon 
0.0216 
125,000 
36.6 
Jet fuel kerosene type, gallon 
0.0234 
135,000 
39.5 
Jet fuel naptha type, gallon 
0.0219 
127,000 
37.2 
Kerosene, gallon 
0.0234 
135,000 
39.5 
Diesel oil, gallon 
0.0239 
138,700 
40.7 
Distillate fuel oil (No. 2), gallon 
0.0239 
138,700 
40.7 
(3) Distillate fuel oil (No. 2), barrel 
1.004 
5,825,000 
1707.0 
Residual fuel oil, gallon 
0.0258 
149,700 
43.9 
(3) Residual fuel oil, barrel 
1.084 
6,287,000 
1843.0 
Natural gas, standard cubic foot (SCF), 
0.000178 
1,031 
0.302 
One therm = 105 Btu 
Liquified petroleum gas, 
SCF 
2,522 
(including propane and butane) 
GAL 
95,000 
Electricity, Btu of fuel consumed at 
0.0020 
11,600 
3.40 
fossil fuel power plant per kwh deli- 
vered to consumer (Assume 10.536 Btu/kwh 
station heat rate for all stations. 
9% line loss as reported for 1971 by 
Edison Electric Institute.) 
Steam, Btu of fuel consumed at boiler 
0.00019 
1,390 
0.407 
plant per pound of steam delivered to 
consumer (Assume 1000 Btu/lb of steam 
generated.  82% boiler efficiency and 
12% line loss.) 
NOTES: 
(1) 
Converted from Department of Interior (DOI) figures using 5.80 x 106 
Btu/bbl crude oil (42 gal/bbl). 
(2) 
This Btu column is based on DOI conversion factors of 22 August 1973. 
(3) 
Used in the DOD Matrix II Report RCS DD-I&L (AR&Q) 1284. 
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