Btu definition

Btu means the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of pure water one degree Fahren­heit from 59 degrees Fahrenheit to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The term "MMBtu" means one million Btus.

Examples of Btu in a sentence

  • Any gas received or delivered pursuant to this Agreement to correct an Operational Imbalance shall be adjusted for variation in Btu content.


More Definitions of Btu

Btu mean the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one (1) avoirdupois pound of pure water from fifty-nine degrees Fahrenheit (59°F) to sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°F) at an absolute pressure of fourteen decimal six nine six pounds per square inch (14.696 psi).
Btu means one (1) British Thermal Unit, the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one (1) pound of water one (1) degree Fahrenheit at sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit. BTU is measured on a dry basis.
Btu means British thermal unit, which is a measure of the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.
Btu means a British Thermal Unit and is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one (1) pound of water 1° Fahrenheit at 60° Fahrenheit.
Btu means British thermal units, a measure of heating value.
Btu means a British Thermal Unit and is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one (1) pound of water l' Fahrenheit at 60' Fahrenheit.
Btu means British Thermal Unit, the quantity of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.