Diesel Weight

[boatkitchen]

Weight in lbs. of a gallon of diesel anyone?

Thanks,

Kitch

[Dave Fleming]

About 8.5 for No.2
Fresh Water is if I recall correctly, about 8.4 per gal.
Gasoline is about 6 per gal.

These are what I use, may be off a bit so check me.

[ 08-12-2002, 06:32 PM: Message edited by: Dave Fleming ]

[bugeye]

hi,
Come on Dave, you know that if you spill diesel in the water it'll float in either salt or fresh water. I seem to remember it being in the neighborhood of 6.5.

[Dave Fleming]

Bugeye, there are other figures out there that I have seen from 7.1 to 8.7 per gal for No.2 diesel so I would take an average of sorts and say 8.5 erring on the conservative side but, if you like the 6's fine with me.

[ 08-12-2002, 07:57 PM: Message edited by: Dave Fleming ]

[Ian G Wright]

U.S. gallons or full size imperial ones?
one UK gallon is 8.5 lbs for diesel, 7.4 for petrol (Gas) or 0.84 kilograms per litre(diesel) and 0.73 per litre for Gas (petrol)
IanW

[ 08-12-2002, 07:48 PM: Message edited by: Ian G Wright ]

[Dave Fleming]

Ian, I am quoting US GALLONS not Imperial.
So the figure of 7+ is closer to the real on the button US GALLON weight than my ball park spread and average.
Gasoline I have written down at 6.1 US GALLON
Water I have at 8.3 US GALLON

[gary porter]

Diesel is approx. 7.1lb/us gal. Gasoline is approx 6.1
Water is around 8lbs/gal so even crude (Exon Valdez)floats quite well.
Gary ;)

[mmd]

From Skene's Elements of Yacht Design; "Oil, diesel 1 US Gal = 7.13 lbs, 53.3 lbs per cu. ft., Specific Gravity = 0.8528"

[ 08-13-2002, 12:51 AM: Message edited by: mmd ]