Thanks for the reply. Since the peanut and soy oils seem to weigh ~ the same per unit volume, is it fair to say that the BTU content is the same too?
It's interesting that the 'umr' website you furnished lists Diesel #2 with 6.2% more energy content than does the 'soypower' site. Hmm. Jerry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 8:22 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel vs. Soy vs. Peanut Oils Google -- I haven't found peanut oil yet - perhaps tomorrow. No. 2 Diesel has 9320 Kcal/L (140,000 Btu/gal) where soybean oil has 8654 Kcal/L (130,000 Btu/gal) and a 1:1 ratio mix of No. 2 diesel and soybean oil has 8996 Kcal/L (135,142 Btu/gal). http://web.umr.edu/~boom/soy.html Diesel contains about 131,295 Btu/gal while biodiesel contains approximately 117,093 Btu/gal. http://www.soypower.net/LifeCycle.asp Canola oil - 130,660 BTU/gal. http://www.greasecar.com/tech.cfm On 4/18/06, Gerald R. Flintrop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The pump price for Diesel #2, in North San Diego County today, is $3.03 (+/- > 3%). > > Costco is charging $12.39 for Soy Oil and $9.97 for Peanut Oil, per 35# > (4.65 gal) bottle. That's ~$2.66 and $2.14 per gallon, respectively, which > makes the subject of mixing some "B50" interesting. > > Can anyone tell me (or lead me to a source for) the "BTU per gallon" values > for these two oils? > > TIA, > > Jerry
