heat equivalent

Others take the heat equivalent as the conversion factor, making the gas worth relatively more.

"Well, in this case we know to several decimal places the heat equivalent of electrical energy.

It is approximately the heat equivalent of burning 100 cubic feet of natural gas.

A 'therm factor' is used by gas companies to convert the volume of gas used to its heat equivalent, and thus calculate the actual energy use.

A household might burn more gas in one winter month than the heat equivalent of all the electricity it consumes in a year, although the primary energy consumption at thermal power plants will be two to three times higher than the energy content of the delivered electricity.

To reduce the intensity from extremely hot, the heat equivalent of one Serrano chili ground up with one cup of liquid, to half that heat, she suggests adding at least three tablespoons of heavy cream, four tablespoons of half-and-half or one tablespoon of butter to each cup of the dish.