Question

how much heat will be released if you burn 1.0 lb of gasoline compared to 1.0 lb of wood?

Answer 1

1 Kilo gram Wood fuel burn generates 16 million joules energy.

1 Kilo gram Gasoline fuel burn generates 16 million joules energy.

That is about three times as much.

One pound of wood burn produces approximately 6,000 BTU's of heat (The British thermal unit (Btu or BTU) is a traditional unit of work equal to about 1055 joules. It is the amount of work needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.).

One pound of gasoline burn produces about 19,000 BTU's of heat.

Therefore, one pound of gasoline burn produces 3.16 times more heat compared to burn one pound of wood.