Fuels - Densities and Specific Volumes
Densities and specific volumes of some common fuels as anthracite, butane, coke, oil, wood and more
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The density - ρ - and specific volume of some common fuels can be found in the table below:
| Fuel | Density - ρ - | Specific Volume - v - | ||
| (kg/m3) | (lb/ft3) | (m3/1000 kg) | (ft3 per ton) | |
| Anthracite | 720 - 850 | 45 - 53 | 1.2 - 1.4 | 42 - 50 |
| Bituminous coal | 690 - 800 | 43 - 50 | 1.2 - 1.5 | 45 - 52 |
| Butane (gas) | 2.5 | |||
| Charcoal, hard wood | 149 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 240 |
| Charcoal, soft wood | 216 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 165 |
| Coke | 375 - 500 | 23.5 - 31 | 2.0 - 2.7 | 72 - 95 |
| Diesel 1D | 54.6 | |||
| Diesel 2D | 53 | |||
| Diesel 4D | 59.9 | |||
| Gas oil | 835 | 52 | 1.2 | 43 |
| Gasoline | 44.9 | |||
| Fuel Oil No.1 | 54.6 | |||
| Fuel Oil No.2 | 57.4 | |||
| Heavy fuel oil | 930 | 58 | 1.1 | 36 |
| Kerosene | 790 | 49.9 | 1.3 | 47 |
| Natural gas (gas) | 0.7 - 0.9 | |||
| Peat | 310 - 400 | 19.5 - 25 | 2.5 - 3.2 | 90 - 115 |
| Propane (gas) | 1.7 | |||
| Wood | 360 - 385 | 22.5 - 24 | 2.5 - 2.8 | 90 - 100 |
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