Density of Diesel?

[burgundyben]

I know that a litre of water weighs a kilo, I also know that diesel floats on water, so it must be lighter than water, but what does a litre of diesel weigh?



<hr width=100% size=1>Sod the Healey - I think I'll buy an E-Type.

 

[jfm]

Roughly 8lb/gallon. Water is 10lb/gall. Doyou want it more accurate than that?

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[mainshiptom]

From an Amrican site

weight of water (8.3 pounds per gallon)
LP-gas (4.2 pounds per gallon)
gasoline (5.6 pounds per gallon)
diesel fuel (6.8 pounds per gallon

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[DepSol]

Re: Density of Diesel? *DELETED*

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[ccscott49]

US gallons!!

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[Baltimore_Bill]

From Ian Nicholson's Boat Data Book 2nd Edition Revised (used without permission so this'll probably get trashed)

Diesel:

1 litre weighs 0.84 kg; 1 Imp Gall weighs 8.5 lbs.

1 Tonne == 1180 litres approx
1 Ton == 1200 litres / 264 imp galls approx


Anything else you wanna know???

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Cheers,
B

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[jfm]

ton and tonne

ton and tonne are nearly the same. Factor is .98. This is the only bit of metrication, ever, that coincides with imperial!

Anyway, 100 litres=tonne is for pure water, not diesel!

 

[Blue_Blazes]

Re: ton and tonne

Shouldn't that be 1000 litres?

Bill.

<hr width=100% size=1>One of these days I'll have a boat that WORKS

 

[tcm]

Re: A pint of pure water ...

weighs a pound and a quarter. so a gallon is 10lbs.




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[jfm]

obese enzymes

You're quite right Bill, typo sorry. However I note Depsol has now deleted his "1000 litres of diesel = 1 tonne" altogether!

On reflection, Dom might be right. Maybe Soltron has a special non-chemical reaction that increases the density. Maybe those darned enzymes are fat little donut-eating critters that make Soltronned diesel denser than water.

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[DepSol]

Re: obese enzymes

As Soltron is wrapped in Kerosene it will affect the density but not that much as the dosage is 1:5000.

Nice thinking though.

Sorry did earlier post in a rush with more spelling and grammar errors than normal so deleted it rather than amend it as I was busy.

<hr width=100% size=1>Dom

Now where is that Brendan hiding?