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Old 16th Jul 2013, 01:43
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Volume variation with temperature.
Hot fuel expands so lower mass, cold fuel contracts so more mass/per gallon.
It is the mass of the fuel that determines it's energy value.
Most (warm) countries sell fuel by volume uncorrected. Canada IIRC (for example) sells it's fuel corrected to Standard day conditions (cause it makes more money for the fuel companies).
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