Lower Heating Value (LHV) (LHV)
Alternative Fuels
The heating value is the amount of heat released during the combustion of a specific substance, usually a fuel or food. The lower heating value is determined by subtracting the heat of vaporization of water from the higher heating value for a particular substance, treating any water as a vapor.
- — Alternative Fuels Data Center Glossary retrieved 2014-06-26
Renewable Energy
The potential energy in a fuel if the water vapor from combustion of hydrogen is not condensed.
- — ODOE Glossary of Energy Terms retrieved 2014-06-15