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.
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).

Examples of Btu in a sentence

  • Annual Btu savings = annual existing Btu during occupied time - annual proposed Btu occupied time = ΣU*A*ΔTexisting- ΣU*A*ΔTproposed where; U=overall heat transfer coefficient A=area of roof, walls and windows ΔT=space setpoint temperature-outside air temperature Bin hours selected represent occupied heating hours only.

  • The Guaranteed Heat Rate of the Project at Contract Capacity is [__________] Btu per kWh (HHV) at the Contract Conditions, when tested in accordance with the procedures set forth in Appendix 7.

  • ICF is Indexed Cost of Fuel per Btu during such month which shall be (a) if GHR is greater than THR, the Gas Index, or (b) if THR is greater than GHR, the sum of the Gas Index and the Transport Cost.


More Definitions of Btu

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 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 1° Fahrenheit at 60° Fahrenheit.
Btu means a British thermal unit.
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 a British Thermal Unit and is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one (1) pound of water 10 Fahrenheit at 60 0 Fahrenheit.
Btu means British Thermal Unit, the quantity of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.