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Fuel Oil Equivalents (FOE)

The following are the relative conversion equations.

FOE Volume to Standard Gas Volume​

The conversion of fuel oil equivalent (FOE) volume to standard gas volume requires the heat content of a volume of fuel oil constant and the heat content of the material.

Where:

VSN = Gas volume at standard or normal conditions

V = Volume in fuel oil equivalent (FOE) volume units

BtuToFOEVol = Global constant of heating value per volume of fuel oil. The value is from the Global Factors element, SF_GlobalFactors.

FOEConv = Fuel oil equivalent heating value of material per gas volume

Standard Gas Volume to FOE Volume​

The conversion of standard gas volume to FOE volume requires the heat content of a volume of fuel oil constant and the heat content of the material.

Where:

VSN = Gas volume at standard or normal conditions

V = Volume in fuel oil equivalent volume units

BtuToFOEVol = Global constant of heating value per volume of fuel oil. The value is from the Global Factors element, SF_GlobalFactors.

FOEConv = Fuel oil equivalent heating value of material per gas volume

FOE Mass to Mass​

The conversion of FOE volume to mass requires the heat content of a mass of fuel oil constant and the heat content of the material.

Where:

mass = Mass of gas

M = Mass in fuel oil equivalent mass units

BtuToFOEMass = Global constant of heating value per mass of fuel oil. The value is from the Global Factors element, SF_GlobalFactors.

FOEConv = Fuel oil equivalent heating value of material per gas mass

Mass to FOE Mass​

The conversion of mass to FOE mass requires the heat content of a mass of fuel oil constant and the heat content of the material.

Where:

mass = Mass of gas

M = Mass in fuel oil equivalent mass units

BtuToFOEMass = Global constant of heating value per mass of fuel oil. The value is from the Global Factors element, SF_GlobalFactors.

FOEConv = Fuel oil equivalent heating value of material per gas mass