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SCF

SCF

1 8.2
A unit equal to one cubic foot of gas at standard temperature and pressure
  • noun
  • Specialized
: pie cúbico estándar
  • The report indicated that the facility used approximately 5000 scf of natural gas each day.

Examples

  • The gas consumption for the heater was measured at 1500 scf per hour.

  • Using an energy equivalence of approximately 6000 scf to a single barrel of crude, you take the 10,000 scf necessary, at a cost of perhaps $50, and turn it into a barrel of synthetic crude worth $80.

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  • Using an energy equivalence of approximately 6000 scf to a single barrel of crude, you take the 10,000 scf necessary, at a cost of perhaps $50, and turn it into a barrel of synthetic crude worth $80.

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  • We need to calculate the total scf used for testing the new gas line over the month.

Synonyms

cubic foot
vsSCF
  • US
18 3.0

A measure of space equal to a cube one foot on each side

is the same volume specified for gas at standard temperature and pressure

Surface Forms

SCF singular
SCFs plural

Etymology

SCF stands for standard cubic foot, like a cube one foot on each side measured at 'standard' temperature and pressure. So SCF is used as a simple unit to measure how much natural gas there is.