british thermal units

british thermal units
abbr. btu
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. Used in expressing the thermal value of heating oils.

Btu/lb – British thermal unit per pound

Btu/scf – British thermal unit per standard cubic feet


Petroleum refining glossary. 2013.

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