furnace efficiency
Fuel oil
DATA INPUT Ambient air Temp. (Ta) Flue Gas Temp. (Te) Fuel oil Gas Temp. (Tf) Atomizing Steam Temp. (Tm) Design datum Temp. (Td)
°C °C °C °C °C Lb/in2 g Lbs/Lbf
But/Lb
25 273 100 185.56 15.55 50 0 90 4.2 21 7.35 18000
Lb/in2
0 0 1.14 0 1.14 0.07
Steam Tables @ (Ta)
But/Lb
0.24
FIG @ (Ta)
But/Lb
0.55
Enthalpy (hm)
But/Lb
1195.5
Enthalpy (hd)
But/Lb
1087.7
FIG @ (Tf) Steam Tables @ (Tm) Steam Tables @ (Td)
ITEMS Total Impurities (Wt%) % H2 %C LHV Btu /Lb
Equations SUM Of Impurities (from analysis (100 - Wt% impurities) / (C/H + 1) (100 -( % H2 +% impurities)
Pressure of steam Quantity of Atomizing Steam Humidity O2 °API of fuel oil C/H HHV Impurities (Wt%) Water Vapor Ash S Other Total VAPOR Pressure (Water)
Cpair Cpfuel
HHV - (9x1059.7) x (%H2/100)
Results 1.14 11.8395209581 87.0204790419 16870.829367665
CORRECTION FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY:
(V.PH2O x Humidity x18) /14.696 x 100x28.85)
Moisture in air Lb/Lb air Lb of Wet air /Lb of fule required Lb of moisture /Lb of fule Lb of H2O /Lb of fule
Air required / ( 1 - Moisture in air) (Lb of Wet air /Lb of fuel required) - (Air required) (H2O formed + (Lb of Moisture/Lb of fuel)+Atomizing Steam)
0.0027 14.1628436229 0.0378807487 1.0963339223
CORRECTION FOR EXCESS AIR :
Lb of excess air /Lb of fule
(28.85 x %O2) x (N2 formed /28 +CO2/44 + H2O formed /18) (20.95 - %o2) [(1.6028 x (LbH2O / Lb air required)) +1 ]
% Excess air
(Lb excess air / Lb fuel ) / Air required
Total Lb of H2O / Lb of fuel (Corrected for Excess air)
[(%excess air/100) x (Lb Moisture / Lb fuel)] + (LbH2O/Lb fuel)
Air Sensible heat (Ha) Fuel Sensible heat (Hf)
Btu/Lb of fuel Btu/Lb of fuel
Atomizing Sensible heat (Hm)
Btu/Lb of fuel
CP air x(Ta -Td) x(Lb air/Lb fuel) CP fuel x(Tf -Td) (Hm - Hd) x Lb steam /Lb fuel
3.7778082084
26.7456151359 1.1064653616 73.2409170364 83.6055 0
NET RESULTS : Qr
Btu/Lb (fuel)
Net thermal efficiency Gross thermal efficiency
2.5 / 100 x LHV (e) % (egross)
%
421.7707341916
[(LHV + Ha + Hf + Hm) -- (Qr +Qs)] / [(LHV + Ha+ Hf + Hm)] x 100 [(LHV + Ha + Hf + Hm) -- (Qr +Qs)] / [(HHV + Ha+ Hf + Hm)] x 100
83.3541117121 78.1703362443
Stack Loss at Exit flue gas (T e)
Lbcomp.formed/Lb fuel
Enthalpy Btu/Lb
Qs Btu/Lb of fuel
CO2
3.2077495329
110
352.8524486228
Water Vapor
1.1064653616
225
248.9547063536
N2
10.8599441198
125
1357.4930149701
Air
3.7778082084
120
453.3369850131
Total
18.9519672227
580
2412.6371549595
Component
OIL FIRED HEATER FUEL COMPONENT C H2 O2 N2 CO CO2 METHANE ETHANE ETHYLENE PROPANE PROPYLENE BUTANE BUTYLENE PENTANE HEXANE SULFUR H2S INERTS TOTAL / Lb Of Fuel
A weight Fraction
B M.wt
85 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
12 1 0 0 0 0 14.53 2.56 0 1.53 0 0.55 0.27 0.73 0.06 32 0 0
D=(A X B) Tatol Weight Lb 0.8702047904 0.1183952096 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0114 0 0 1
C (D X C) Net Heating Value Heating Value Btu/Lb Btu 14100 12269.8875449 51600 6109.19281437 0 0 0 0 4345 0 0 0 21500 0 20420 0 20290 0 19390 0 19690 0 19670 0 19420 0 19500 0 19390 0 3940 44.916 6550 0 0 0 259805
E Air Reqired Lbair /Lb 11.51 34.29 -4.32 0 2.47 0 17.24 16.09 14.79 15.68 14.79 15.46 14.79 15.33 15.24 4.31 6.08 0 193.75
(D X E) Air Reqired Lb 10.01605714 4.059771737 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.049134 0 0 14.12496287
F CO2 Formed Lb Co2/Lb 3.66 0 0 0 1.57 1 2.74 2.93 3.14 2.99 3.14 3.03 3.14 3.05 3.06 2 1.88 0 37.33
(D X F) CO2 Formed Lb 3.184949533 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0228 0 0 3.207749533
G H2O Formed Lb H2O/Lb 0 8.94 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.8 1.28 1.63 1.28 1.55 1.28 1.5 1.46 0 0.53 0 23.5
(D X G) H2O Formed Lb 0 1.058453174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.058453174
H N2 Formed Lb N2/Lb 8.85 26.36 -3.32 1 1.9 0 13.25 12.37 11.36 12.05 11.36 11.88 11.36 11.78 11.71 3.31 4.68 0 149.9
(D X H) N2 Formed Lb 7.701312395 3.120897725 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.037734 0 0 10.85994412
Fuel gas
Efficiency of Fired Heater DATA INPUT Ambient air Temp. (Ta) Flue Gas Temp. (Te) Fule oil Gas Temp. (Tf) Atomizing Steam Temp. (Tm) Design datum Temp. (Td)
°C °C °C °C °C Lb/in2 g Lbs/Lbf
Pressure Quantity of Atomizing Steam Humidity O2 VAPOR Pressure (Water)
Cpair Cpfuel gas HHV
ITEMS LHV
Lb/in2
25.00 241.00 36.00 0.00 15.55 0.00 0.00 90.00 4.05 0.07
But/Lb
0.31
FIG @ (Ta)
But/Lb
0.38
FIG @ (Tf)
But/Lb
23329.59
Equations
Results
HHV - (9x1059.7) x (%H2/100)
Btu /Lb
Steam Tables @ (Ta)
21032.63
CORRECTION FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY: (V.PH2O x Humidity x18) /14.696 x 100x28.85) Air required / ( 1 - Moisture in air) (Lb of Wet air /Lb of fuel required) - (Air required) (H2O formed + (Lb of Moisture/Lb of fuel)+Atomizing Steam)
0.00 16.89 0.05 2.21
Lb of excess air /Lb of fule
(28.85 x %O2) x (N2 formed /28 +CO2/44 + H2O formed /18) (20.95 - %o2) [(1.6028 x (LbH2O / Lb air required)) +1 ]
4.46
% Excess air
(Lb excess air / Lb fuel ) / Air required
Moisture in air Lb/Lb air Lb of Wet air /Lb of fule required Lb of moisture /Lb of fule Lb of H2O /Lb of fule CORRECTION FOR EXCESS AIR :
Total Lb of H2O / Lb of fuel (Corrected for Excess air) [(%excess air/100) x (Lb Moisture / Lb fuel)] + (LbH2O/Lb fuel) Air Sensible heat (Ha) Fuel Sensible heat (Hf)
Btu/Lb of fuel Btu/Lb of fuel
CP
air
CP
fuel
x(Ta -Td) x(Lb air/Lb fuel) x(Tf -Td)
26.46 2.22 113.66 13.99
NET RESULTS : Qr Btu/Lb (fuel) Net thermal efficiency Gross thermal efficiency
1.5 / 100 x LHV (e) % (egross)
%
315.49
[(LHV + Ha + Hf + Hm) -- (Qr +Qs)] / [(LHV + Ha+ Hf + Hm)] x 100 [(LHV + Ha + Hf + Hm) -- (Qr +Qs)] / [(HHV + Ha+ Hf + Hm)] x 100
86.82 78.32
Stack Loss at Exit flue gas (Te) Component CO2 Water Vapor N2 Air Total
Lbcomp.formed/Lb fuel 2.7313670012 2.2246786456 12.9468085785 4.4568036556 22.3596578809
Enthalpy Btu/Lb 90 190 105 100 485
Qs Btu/Lb of fuel 245.8230301079 422.6889426628 1359.4149007439 445.6803655566 2473.6072390712