British thermal unit definition

British thermal unit or "Btu" means the amount of heat
British thermal unit or "Btu" shall mean the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water from 59 degrees Fahrenheit to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
British thermal unit or “Btu” shall mean the International BTU, which is also called the Btu (IT).

Examples of British thermal unit in a sentence

  • A quantity of energy expressed in Btu (British Thermal Unit) is converted into a quantity of energy expressed in J (joule) by multiplying this quantity of energy by 1,055.056.

  • The quantitative statements shall be prepared in Barrels (BBL) & Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) for Crude Oil and Condensates and in Million British Thermal Unit (MMBTU) and Million Standard Cubic Meter (MMSCM) for Natural Gas.

  • BTU shall mean British Thermal Unit equivalent to 1055,06 Joule(s).

  • For the purposes of the Acid Rain Pro- gram, 1985 emissions limits must be ex- pressed in pounds of SO2 per million British Thermal Unit of heat input (lb/mmBtu) and expressed on an annual basis.

  • For Natural Gas: To the effects of this formula, it shall be the actual sale price of the Gas for the production of the corresponding calendar month, expressed in United States of America dollars, per million British Thermal Unit BTU (USD $ /MMBTU), agreed upon by the CONTRACTOR with buyers, discounting transportation and processing costs between the Point of Delivery and the actual point of sale.


More Definitions of British thermal unit

British thermal unit or “BTU" means "the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one (1) avoirdupois pound of pure water from fifty-nine (59) degrees Fahrenheit to sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit at an absolute pressure of fourteen decimal six nine six (14.696) pounds per square inch.
British thermal unit means the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of pure water from fifty-nine degrees Fahrenheit (59°F) to sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°F) at a constant pressure of fourteen and six hundred and ninety-six thousandths (14.696) pounds per square inch absolute.
British thermal unit. (BTU) shall mean the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at sixty degrees Fahrenheit.
British thermal unit or "Btu" means the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
British thermal unit or "BTU" means the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit.
British thermal unit means the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at or near its point of maximum density (39.1oF), usually abbreviated as BTU.
British thermal unit or “BTU” means the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one avoirdupois pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at 39.1 degrees Fahrenheit.