British thermal unit (English Wikipedia)

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"Energy Units". American Physical Society. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

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Ristinen, Robert A.; Kraushaar, Jack J. (2006). Energy and the Environment. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-471-73989-0.

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Smith, J. M.; Van Ness, H. C.; Abbott, M. M. (2003). Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. B. I. Bhatt (adaptation) (6 ed.). Tata McGraw-Hill Education. p. 15. ISBN 0-07-049486-X.
Sørensen, Bent (2008). Renewable Energy Focus e-Mega Handbook. Academic Press. p. 5. ISBN 9780123747068.
Koch, Werner (2013). VDI Steam Tables (4 ed.). Springer. p. 8. ISBN 9783642529412. Published under the auspices of the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI).
Cardarelli, Francois (2012). Scientific Unit Conversion: A Practical Guide to Metrication. M.J. Shields (translation) (2 ed.). Springer. p. 19. ISBN 9781447108054.
Price, Gary D. (2014). Power Systems and Renewable Energy: Design, Operation, and Systems Analysis. Momentum Press. p. 98. ISBN 9781606505717.

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The Btu used in American natural gas pricing is "the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 avoirdupois pound of pure water from 58.5 to 59.5 °F (14.7 to 15.3 °C) at a constant pressure of 14.73 pounds per square inch." See "Chapter 220: Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures" (PDF). NYMex Rulebook. New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMex). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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"Centigrade Heat Unit". Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

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In a short note, Woledge notes that the actual technical term "British thermal unit" apparently originated in the United States, and was subsequently adopted in Great Britain. See Woledge, G. (30 May 1942). "History of the British Thermal Unit". Nature. 149 (149): 613. Bibcode:1942Natur.149..613W. doi:10.1038/149613c0. S2CID 4104904.
Hargrove, James L. (2007). "Does the history of food energy units suggest a solution to 'Calorie confusion'?". Nutrition Journal. 6: 44. doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-44. PMC 2238749. PMID 18086303.

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"Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Price". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017.
"What are Mcf, Btu, and therms? How do I convert prices in Mcf to Btus and therms?". U.S. Energy Information Administration. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

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Cook, Warren C (2018): https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/Home%20Energy%20Score%20Report%20Example.pdf https://www.oregon.gov/energy/Data-and-Reports/Documents/BER-Chapter-1-Energy-Numbers.pdf

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"Energy Measurements". Government of Alberta Province. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

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In a short note, Woledge notes that the actual technical term "British thermal unit" apparently originated in the United States, and was subsequently adopted in Great Britain. See Woledge, G. (30 May 1942). "History of the British Thermal Unit". Nature. 149 (149): 613. Bibcode:1942Natur.149..613W. doi:10.1038/149613c0. S2CID 4104904.

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"2009 ASHRAE Handbook – Fundamentals (I-P Edition)". American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

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"Council Directive of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC (80/181/EEC)". Retrieved 25 October 2024.
"The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995". Retrieved 7 November 2019.

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Hargrove, James L. (2007). "Does the history of food energy units suggest a solution to 'Calorie confusion'?". Nutrition Journal. 6: 44. doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-44. PMC 2238749. PMID 18086303.

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Hargrove, James L. (2007). "Does the history of food energy units suggest a solution to 'Calorie confusion'?". Nutrition Journal. 6: 44. doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-44. PMC 2238749. PMID 18086303.

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The pound is 453.59237 grams by definition; see "Appendix C of NIST Handbook 44, Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices, General Tables of Units of Measurement" (PDF). United States National Bureau of Standards. p. C-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2006. One degree Fahrenheit is exactly ⁠5/9⁠ of a degree Celsius by definition.

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Thompson, Ambler; Taylor, Barry N. "Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) 2008 Edition" (PDF). National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). p. 58. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2016. NIST Special Publication 811.

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Bellman, David K., ed. (18 July 2007). "Electric Generation Efficiency" (PDF). National Petroleum Council (NPC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2012. Working Document of the NPC Global Oil & Gas Study.

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"The GB gas wholesale market". Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013. The wholesale gas market in Britain has one price for gas irrespective of where the gas comes from. This is called the National Balancing Point (NBP) price of gas and is usually quoted in price per therm of gas.

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Cook, Warren C (2018): https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/Home%20Energy%20Score%20Report%20Example.pdf https://www.oregon.gov/energy/Data-and-Reports/Documents/BER-Chapter-1-Energy-Numbers.pdf

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In a short note, Woledge notes that the actual technical term "British thermal unit" apparently originated in the United States, and was subsequently adopted in Great Britain. See Woledge, G. (30 May 1942). "History of the British Thermal Unit". Nature. 149 (149): 613. Bibcode:1942Natur.149..613W. doi:10.1038/149613c0. S2CID 4104904.

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"VOLUNTARY BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE SCORE SYSTEMS". Oregon Secretary of State Administrative Rules.

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"Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Price". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017.
The Btu used in American natural gas pricing is "the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 avoirdupois pound of pure water from 58.5 to 59.5 °F (14.7 to 15.3 °C) at a constant pressure of 14.73 pounds per square inch." See "Chapter 220: Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures" (PDF). NYMex Rulebook. New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMex). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
The pound is 453.59237 grams by definition; see "Appendix C of NIST Handbook 44, Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices, General Tables of Units of Measurement" (PDF). United States National Bureau of Standards. p. C-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2006. One degree Fahrenheit is exactly ⁠5/9⁠ of a degree Celsius by definition.
Thompson, Ambler; Taylor, Barry N. "Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) 2008 Edition" (PDF). National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). p. 58. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2016. NIST Special Publication 811.
"What are Mcf, Btu, and therms? How do I convert prices in Mcf to Btus and therms?". U.S. Energy Information Administration. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
"Energy Units". American Physical Society. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
"Energy Measurements". Government of Alberta Province. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
"2009 ASHRAE Handbook – Fundamentals (I-P Edition)". American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
"The GB gas wholesale market". Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013. The wholesale gas market in Britain has one price for gas irrespective of where the gas comes from. This is called the National Balancing Point (NBP) price of gas and is usually quoted in price per therm of gas.
Bellman, David K., ed. (18 July 2007). "Electric Generation Efficiency" (PDF). National Petroleum Council (NPC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2012. Working Document of the NPC Global Oil & Gas Study.
"Centigrade Heat Unit". Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

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Arimes, Tom (1994). HVAC and chemical resistance handbook for the engineer and architect : a compilation. Lexington, Ky.: BCT. p. 11-12. ISBN 0-9640967-0-6. OCLC 32314774.
Husher, John Durbin (2009). Crises of the 21st Century: Start Drilling-The Year 2020 Is Coming Fast. iUniverse. p. 376. ISBN 9781440140549. OCLC 610004375..