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BTU equation

BTU equation

BTU equation

(OP)
Can someone refresh my mind with the equation to calculate Btu's to Tons CO2? Thanks CM

RE: BTU equation

Depending what you're oxidating, I think

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RE: BTU equation

Oh, and how good the oxidation is. Am I totally wrong here? But you cannot convert BTU's to tonnes of CO2. You could estimate how many tonnes of CO2 you'll get from burning a particular fuel which, in return will give out so many BTU's.

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RE: BTU equation

A BTU is a measure of heat and a ton is measure of weight or mass (depending on what you are measuring and how).  I am not aware of a similar equation to change an apple to an orange.

Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com

RE: BTU equation

IRstuff, is that a convention? Would you know how this was determined? I am sure I'll face this in the near future and would like to look less ignorant than I am

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RE: BTU equation

Of course, natural gas to power to cooling. Thanks

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RE: BTU equation

Table 3 of the linked doc says:
1 Million Btu's = 55kg CO2 (121 lb)

I think this is what you are looking for.  The equivalence of Btu's in CO2.  This is a calculation that works back through the chain of usage, conversion, transmission, generation and I guess is done on national averages for each (I didn't read the whole document!).  

http://www.energy.ca.gov/commissioners/rosenfeld_docs/Equivalence-Matrix_2001-05.pdf

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