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that surprised me, 1cu ft= 7.49gal

i was designing out a 250kw generator project up in bennington vt and had to calculate the fuel consumption of this Detroit Diesel so i could tell the fuel tank maker how big.
I ended up having to flip to through my ugly's manual to figure out how many liquid gallons there are to one cubic foot.  This genset will use about 27gal/hr and it needs to be 72hr rated.

come to find 7.5liquid gal =  1 cu foot.

i would have never guessed.

that surprised me, 1cu ft= 7.49gal

Reply #1
It's hard to believe,but it's right.
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that surprised me, 1cu ft= 7.49gal

Reply #2
Hmm. That IS a bit surprising.
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that surprised me, 1cu ft= 7.49gal

Reply #3
Wow 27gl/hr?? that's a lot of fuel.  The last truck I drove pulling a step-deck and grossing 80k, got right around 5.5 mpg w/ 500hp Detroit 60 series turning 1750 rpm at 65mph. That figures at around 11.81 gl/hr. Is that engine a v12?? Just curious.


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that surprised me, 1cu ft= 7.49gal

Reply #4
250kW would take a lot of energy to make. That's a quarter of a megawatt. I can power my entire house with my 6kW generator if I turn off the electric heat and use the electric range sparingly (IE one burner at a time)...
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that surprised me, 1cu ft= 7.49gal

Reply #5
750 Watts is 1 HP if memory serves me.
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that surprised me, 1cu ft= 7.49gal

Reply #6
Just about, yes.
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Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
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that surprised me, 1cu ft= 7.49gal

Reply #7
it was just not fitting into my imagination because all i could think about was........... my 5gal can of gas "cant" fill up a 12''x12''x12'' cube

that surprised me, 1cu ft= 7.49gal

Reply #8
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;383383
250kW would take a lot of energy to make. That's a quarter of a megawatt. I can power my entire house with my 6kW generator if I turn off the electric heat and use the electric range sparingly (IE one burner at a time)...

thats right,, you'll never see more than 25A in typical residential service.  we all have a lot of head room.
now in my case, that changes when that 18kva tankless water heater kicks on coupled wth all other linear and non linear loads.

 

that surprised me, 1cu ft= 7.49gal

Reply #9
Quote from: TOM Renzo;383389
750 Watts is 1 HP if memory serves me.

and approx 2.4hp gas engine to 1hp electric motor