How do you convert therms to cubic meters?

Answer 1

The "therm" is a unit of energy often used in connection with various methods

of home heating ... gas, oil, electric, etc.

1 therm = 100,000 BTU = 1.055 x 108 joules

That's the easy part. The next question is: How much energy do you get

by burning a cubic meter of natural gas ? The references we found on line

listed the following answers (in mega-joules):

37, 40, 37, 19 to 56, 37 to 41, 39, 38.

Instead of agonizing over which one is correct, let's say there's a grain of truth

in all of them, and take an average ... 38.21 megajoules per cubic meter. OK.

Now we're ready to do the conversion for you:

(1 therm/1.055 x 108 joule) x ( 38.21 x 106 Joule/cubic meter) =

0.362 therm/cubic meter

2.761 cubic meter/therm.

Your answer is:

Multiply therms by 2.761 to find out how many cubic meters of gas

you need to burn in order to produce that much heat.

Answer 2

To convert therms to cubic meters, you need to know the energy content in therms and the calorific value in cubic meters. One therm is equivalent to 2.83 cubic meters of natural gas at standard temperature and pressure. Using this conversion factor, you can multiply the number of therms by 2.83 to get the equivalent volume in cubic meters.