Natural gas can be measured in metric or imperial units based on its energy content or volume.
The energy content of natural gas is usually measured in Gigajoules (GJ), a metric energy unit. One million British Thermal Units is the imperial unit of measurement (MMBtu). The heat value of a GJ is roughly 0.948 MMBtus. 27 litres of fuel oil, 39 litres of propane, 26 litres of gasoline, or 277 kilowatt hours of electricity are equivalent to one GJ of natural gas.
Natural gas resources, production, and consumption are generally measured in Trillion Cubic Feet (Tcf), an imperial unit equal to 1,000,000,000,000 cubic feet in Canada (cf). However, cubic metres, a volumetric measure, is the official unit of natural gas volume measurement and customer invoicing in Canada. A cubic meter is roughly equal to 0.038 GJs and roughly represents the size of a normal kitchen range.
In a cubic meter of natural gas, how many BTUs are there?
You may be asking how to convert gas measures now that you’ve learned about some typical gas measurements. Fortunately, all that is required for a gas unit conversion is some basic multiplication.
A natural gas conversion table for commonly used natural gas measures may be found below.
Natural Gas Conversion Table
Let’s make a quick math to see what we’re talking about. Let’s imagine you’re trying to figure out how many BTUs are in a m3 of gas. We may start by looking up how much MMBtu (million British Thermal Units) are in a cubic metre of gas using the table above. You would multiply 1 m3 by 0.0353, giving you 0.0353 MMBtu for 1 m3 of natural gas. To convert this figure to BTUs, multiply it by 1000000, which is 35300 BTUs per m3 of gas.
How much energy is contained in a gigajoule?
The most precise measurement is energy content, which determines how much heat energy is provided by a given volume of energy. 1 GJ of natural gas, for example, is equivalent to 26.1 litres of fuel oil, 39.2 litres of propane, or 278 kilowatt hours of electricity.
What is a gigajoule of natural gas?
- Natural gas is about comparable to 27 litres of fuel oil, 39 litres of propane, 26 litres of gasoline, or 277 kilowatt hours of electricity in one gigajoule.
- Natural gas has a wide range of energy content due to minor differences in the amount and types of energy gases (methane, ethane, propane, butane) it contains the more non-combustible gases in a natural gas, the lower the gigajoule number.
A gigajoule is equal to how many cubic feet of gas it contains.
Convert energy in gigajoule (GJ) and cubic feet of natural gas (cu ft N.G.) units in the other direction, from gigajoules to cubic feet of natural gas.
In natural gas, how do you compute BTU?
Divide your therm by 100,000 BTUs to get the BTUs per pound (100 cubic feet or 1 standard therm). Multiply the value by 5.66 to get the number of BTUs per GGE (1 standard GGE). For example, if your area’s therm is 4.96 lbs, divide that figure by 100,000 to get the corresponding BTUs per pound.
What may a gigajoule be used for?
1 billion joules are equal to 1 gigajoule (GJ). A joule is the amount of energy necessary to convey a one-ampere electrical current through a one-ohm resistance for one second. 277.8 kilowatt hours (kWh), 1.055 million British thermal units (Btu), or 0.17 barrels of oil are all equivalent to one GJ. One GJ of energy is released by completely burning one million wooden matches. One kilowatt-hour of electricity is enough to create 1000 cups of coffee or power a 60-watt light bulb for six months.
A GJ can be used to quantify energy from a variety of sources, including electricity, natural gas, and oil. The GJ, like equivalent kilowatt hours, provides a standard measurement that allows you to produce a single energy-intensity value, which you can then compare to other facilities’ figures.
What is the energy content of one cubic meter of natural gas?
Natural gas is used in Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) in the same way that it is piped into millions of households for cooking and heating.
Natural gas is a fairly simple fuel at the molecular level. Methane (CH4), which is only one carbon atom with four hydrogen atoms connected, makes up around 90% of natural gas, with propane, butane, and other components making up the rest. The composition of natural gas varies depending on the source.
Hydrogen, which is actually an energy ‘carrier’ rather than an energy source, is the only simpler fuel accessible. Because there is currently no cost-effective technique of producing and delivering significant amounts of hydrogen, natural gas will continue to be the clean fuel of choice for some time. Natural gas is frequently utilized as a feedstock due to its high hydrogen content, which is one of the reasons why natural gas cars are sometimes referred to as the “road to the hydrogen economy.” Ultimately, a natural gas infrastructure investment is a hydrogen infrastructure investment.
Because natural gas takes up more space than typical liquid fuels, it must be compressed or liquefied before being used in transportation. NGVs are most commonly used with compressed natural gas (CNG), while Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is becoming more popular. The refueling page has more information about the various steps.
It is critical to evaluate the energy content of fuels when evaluating pricing. CNG is sold by the kilogram or cubic meter (m3), while LNG is sold by the litre. Natural gas has about 38.3* megajoules per cubic metre (MJ/m3), which is about the same amount of energy as a litre of diesel (38.8* Mj/l). CNG or LNG is marketed by the Gasoline per Gallon Equivalent (GGE) or Diesel per Gallon Equivalent (DGE) in various countries (DGE). Because the energy content has already been taken into consideration in these circumstances, a direct comparison of gasoline prices may be done.