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Btu: see British thermal unit British thermal unit, abbr. Btu, unit for measuring heat quantity in the customary system of English units of measurement, equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water at its maximum density [which occurs at a temperature of 39.
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Btu
(thermodynamics)

British thermal unit
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit. Abbr. Btu.


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4 BTU (1) Conversion Electricity 3,412 BTU Per Kilowatt-Hour Natural Gas 1,031 BTU Per Cubic Feet Fuel Oil #1 135,000 BTU Per Gallon Propane 91,330 BTU Per Gallon Wood 20 Million BTU Per Cord (1) BTU is the approximate amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.
In 2001, the country's energy intensity stood at 8,315 BTU per 1995$, lower than the high of 10,113 BTU per 1995$ that Nigeria registered in 1984 but above the low of 7,680 BTU per 1995$ recorded in 2000.
A BTU is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a pound of water from 39.
 
 
 
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