One Btu = .252 kilocalorie One Btu = .000293 kilowatt-hour One kilocalorie = 3.97 Btu One kilocalorie = .0012 kilowatt-hour One kilowattt-hour = 3,413 Btu One kilowatt-hour = 860 kilocalories One barrel of oil (42 US gallons) = 1,410,579 kilocalories One barrel of oil = 1,640.8 kilowatt-hours
QUESTIONS 1. Which fuel has the greatest energy content per ton? 2. Which fuel has the least energy per ton? 3. How many kilowatt-hours of electricity could you get from a ton of peat? 4. How many kilowatt hours of electricity could you get from a ton of coal? 5. How many barrels of oil would give you the same energy as a ton of coal? 6. How many kilocalories are there in one gallon of oil? 7. How many more Btu per ton does gasoline have than crude oil? 8. How many tons of coal would be needed to produce 10,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity? 9. How many tons of natural gas would be needed to produce 20,000 kilocalories of heat energy?
