How many litres of iesel are in a metric tonne?

Question

How many litres of iesel are in a metric tonne?

Answer 1

a liter is a measure of volume.  a metric ton is a measure of weight.  

liquids have a certain density, but this density is different at different temps.  there is a coefficient of expansion for each degree of temp (C or F)

so a liter of diesel will weigh different amount at different temps.  

a standard we use is at 15C  = 820 to 950 kg/cubic meter.

good luck and hope this answers your questions.

not all diesel has thesame density either.

Answer 2

Hi!

Diesel fuel weighs approximately 850 grams per litre.

(From http://www.answers.com/topic/diesel)

A tonne equals 1000kg,

so 1000/.850= 1,176.47 litres

Airliners measure their fuel loads by pounds, not by volume.

Answer 3

Hi kachabali,

Diesel weight on average 7 pounds a gallon. (between 6.9 and 1.1 depends on its refinement)

Thats comes to 1.191877 litres per kg. (about 0.83kg/litre)

(which makes sense, since its less dense than water. 1 litre of water = 1kg)

So, a tonne of diesel = 1191.877kg.