#1 Diesel BTUs?

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Anybody know the BTU per gallon of #1 diesel, highway formulated?

I am in a "discussion" regarding kerosene versus Diesel as fuel for a boiler at high altitude. One manufacturer has recomended Diesel, another kerosene. I can find BTU content specs for #1 Fuel Oil (13,931 BTU per gallon). How similar if #1 Fuel oil to Diesel?

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Petro-diesel = 130,500 Btu/gallon (36.4 MJ/liter or 42.8 GJ/t)
petro-diesel density (average) = 0.84 g/ml ( = metric tonnes/m3)
Note that the energy content (heating value) of petroleum products per unit mass is fairly constant, but their density differs significantly – hence the energy content of a liter, gallon, etc. varies between gasoline, diesel, kerosene.


I googled diesel btu and this is what I came up with.

[tazo]

Fuel Energy Content & Conversions

The exact values will vary depending on the quality of the fuel and in some cases the pressure.

Propane 1 gallon = 91,500 BTU
1 cubic foot = 2,500 BTU
1 pound = 21,500 BTU
4.24 lbs = 1 gallon
36.39 cubic feet = 1 gallon
Natural Gas 1 cubic foot = 1,050 BTU
Gasoline 1 pound = 19,000 BTU
1 gallon = 125,000 BTU
1 gallon = 6.1 lbs
Oils 1 gallon kerosene = 135,000 BTU
1 gallon #2 oil = 138,500 BTU
1 gallon diesel = 139,200 BTU
1 gallon #6 oil = 153,200 BTU
Other Fuels (dry) 1 lb hydrogen = 51,892 BTU with steam as product
1 lb coal (anthracite) = 12,700 BTU
1 lb coal (subituminous) = 8,800 BTU
1 lb coal (bituminous) = 11,500 BTU
1 lb pine wood bark = 9,200 BTU
1 lb hardwood bark = 8,400 BTU
1 lb wood = 7,870 BTU
1 lb dung = 7,500 BTU
1 lb waste paper = 6,500 BTU
1 lb sawdust/shavings = 3,850 BTU
1 kWH electricity = 3,413 BTU
1 therm any fuel = 100,000 BTU


And here is some more from gerator Joe.

Fuel Energy Content and Unit Conversion Tables