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Product Name API Table Temp. Coecient Value Range Standard Density (kg/m3) at 15C
Liqueed Propane Gas (LPG) 24 F Specic Gravity 0.500 - 0.550
Gasoline 54B C Density KG/m3 640 - 780 730
Diesel Oil 54B C Density KG/m3 780 - 1074 840
Fuel Oil 54B C Density KG/m3 830 - 900 840
Kerosene / Jet Fuel 54B C Density KG/m3 780 - 840 800
Stoddard Solvent 54B C Density KG/m3 780 - 800 840
Lubricang Oils 54D C Density KG/m3 850 - 905 880
Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) 54E C Density KG/m3 352 - 687 468
Liqueed Propane Gas (LPG) 54 C Density KG/m3 495 - 520 510
Fuel Oil 6B F API Gravity 32 - 35
Gasoline 6B F API Gravity 62 - 65.1
Premium Gasoline 6B F API Gravity 59.1
Diesel 6B F API Gravity 32 - 35
Kerosene 6B F API Gravity 42
Jet A/A1 6B F API Gravity 41.9 - 42.9
Av Gas 6B F API Gravity 42 - 44
Rened Fuels 6B F API Gravity 0 - 85
TABLE 2
COEFFECIENT OF EXPANSION Product Name
Per Degree Fahrenheit Per Degree Celsius
Acetone 0.001 0.001416
Anfreeze 0.00036 0.00065
Benzene 0.0006 0.00108
Bunker C 0.00045 0.00081
Corn Syrup 0.00017 0.000306
Ethanol 0.0006 0.001072
Ethylene Glycol 0.00036 0.000648
Isopropyl Alcohol 0.001 0.001016
Lubricaon Oils 0.004 0.0072
Methanol 0.00066 0.001180
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 0.00073 0.001314
Mineral Spirits 0.00056 0.001008
Naptha 0.00072 0.001296
NH3 0.0013 0.00234
Propylene Glycol 0.0004 0.00072
Water 0.0002 0.00036
To compute the change in volume for a temperature change for a given
liquid, use the following formula:
To convert from Coecient of Expansion per Degree Fahrenheit to
Celsius, mulply the value per Degree Fahrenheit by 1.8
(Δt)(Coecient of Expansion)(100) = % change in volume
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