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Conversion Factors
We won't be surprised if this question comes to your mind:
"Which Unit of Measurement (UOM) should I know ?"
This is because there is no other industry that uses as many units of measurements as does the energy industry
Believe us, even the energy industry veterans sometimes find it difficult to quickly (and correctly!) convert one unit of measurement into another
That is the reason we have a separate section dedicated to Conversion Factors, covering primary energy, mass, volume, natural gas, petroleum products and SI Prefixes
In the primary energy section, we have highlighted conversions among Joules / Calories / BTUs / GWh and MTOE. This is not a session on fundamental Physics!, but a one that explains real-life conversions that an energy industry executive faces
In the section on mass, we highlight conversion amongst kg / short and long tons / pound
In the section on volume, we highlight conversions amongst US Gallon / Imperial Gallon / barrel / cubic foot / litre / cubic meter
In the section on Natural Gas, we highlight gas related conversions amongst cubic meter /cubic feet / calorific value / gas requirement in power. In the section on LNG, we highlight conversions amongst BCM / BCF / Ton of LNG / MTOE / TBTU and MBOE
In the section on Petroleum Products, we highlight specific gravity / Barrels per ton / ton to TOE / Calorific values of petroleum products
In the section on SI Prefixes, we go beyond our school / college days familiarity of deka, hecto, and kilo which mean, respectively, 10, 100, and 1000, and deci, centi, and milli, which mean, respectively, one-tenth, one-hundredth, and one-thousandth, and cover real life prefixes like giga / tera / peta and exa that are most common in the energy industry
We are sure our readers will agree why we have a dedicated section on Conversion Factors, and are equally sure that they will overcome an inferiority complex if any, and confidentally convert any UOM into any other