mmBTU to CFM Conversion
mmBTU to CFM Conversion
(OP)
I'm trying to fill out some AQMD paperwork to get an SVE system installed.
I need to convert 1.2 mmBTU/hr (natural gas) to SCFM. Instead of just giving me an answer or pointing me to an online converter, can you walk me through the calculation?
Thanks.
I need to convert 1.2 mmBTU/hr (natural gas) to SCFM. Instead of just giving me an answer or pointing me to an online converter, can you walk me through the calculation?
Thanks.





RE: mmBTU to CFM Conversion
RE: mmBTU to CFM Conversion
Anyone else?
RE: mmBTU to CFM Conversion
It took a Google search, and some guessing, to figure out that mmBTU was probably meant to mean Millions of British Thermal Units , ( why not MBTU ?)
that SCFM is standard cubic feet per minute
and I still have no idea what AQMD and SVE mean, or why they might matter.
good luck
RE: mmBTU to CFM Conversion
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http://www.alaska.net/~norgasco/example.htm#4
RE: mmBTU to CFM Conversion
SVE = Soil Vapor Extraction
is my guess.
RE: mmBTU to CFM Conversion
RE: mmBTU to CFM Conversion
Here in CA, we think the world centers on us, so everyone should know our acronyms-no need to waste virtual ink typing it all out!
RE: mmBTU to CFM Conversion
ExzaKry
RE: mmBTU to CFM Conversion
mmBTU/hr, normally written MMBH (MBH being 1000's of Btu's/hr therefore MM is 1000 x 1000 = 1,000,000 btu/hr.
The actual heating value of natural gas varies depending upon it's source (it's a natural product, in my neck of the woods it's accurately 1,028 btu/ft^3, but most people use 1,000 btu/ft^3.
You would therefore divide by the heating value of natural gas 1,000,000 x 1,000 btu/ft^3 x 60min/hr to convert from hrs to minutes.
scfm = mmbtu per hr/(1,000 x 1,000 x 1,000 x 60)
Too late I'm sure but there you go.
Dave D