Leigh Meyers wrote: > Am I calculating this correctly? > > Heavy Crude Oil has a specific gravity of 18 vs 10 for water.
API gravity .... specific gravity of water is 1 > http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:Qc-UDR323IcJ:www.energy.ca.gov/2006publications/CEC-600-2006-006/CEC-600-2006-006.PDF+average+specific+gravity+crude+oil&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=6 > > > 500 tons X 2000 (rounded) = 1,000,000. > A gallon of water is approximately 8 lbs US. > 1,000,000/8 = 125,000 [gallons] x 1.8 [sp gr crude oil as ratio] = > 225,000. > > Almost 1/4 million gallons of crude oil. > > Is that correct? The potential for a 1/4 million gallons spill? SG at 60 °F = 141.5/(API gravity + 131.5) ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API_gravity ) = 141.5 / (18+131.5) = 141.5 / 149.5 = 0.946 ... call it 1.0 so 1/8 million gallons ... if the 500 tons is correct les schaffer
