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heat losses by external walls in a boiler

heat losses by external walls in a boiler

heat losses by external walls in a boiler

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In a coal boiler, I need help to estimate heat losses by external walls to calculate with more accuracy the boiler efficiency by losses, please, If you know some ways tell me.
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RE: heat losses by external walls in a boiler

In the power test code ( PTC 4.1 or newer) there is a curve that shows expected % loss in efficiency vs total heat input to the burners. This is a rough estimate and might not be accurate if the boiler is a criculating fluid bed boiler ( or some types of MSW units) with a lot of uncooled refractory components.  

A more accurate method ( and proposed for the new PTC) is to directly measure the heat loss using an infrared pyrometer. An audit would be conducted during full load operation , and a sample reading of each  type of casing used at the site( ie, windbox, waterwall, heat rcovery area, hoppers, flues, ducts, etc) and weighted according to the surface area and emmissivity of the surface.

 Please note the emmissivity can be deliberately jiggled in the design phase  in order to minimize the amount of insualtion needed to hold a 140 F max surface temperature. Some tricks used are heat emmitting paint(e=0.9) and anodized aluminum ( e=0.85), which seem to be much cooler than standard aluminum lagging ( e=0.10).

RE: heat losses by external walls in a boiler

If you can get hold of Furnace Operations by Robert D. Reed (Gulf Publishing Company) you'll find in that book  table 3-2 and figure 3-5 showing the heat flux, Btu/(ft2.h) as function of temperature differences between wall and surrounding air, as well as of wind velocities.

An example:

Wind velocity 10 mph; surrounding air temp., 70oF; wall temperatures 150, 250 and 300oF; approximate heat fluxes, 445, 1070 and 1410 Btu/(ft2.h), respectively.
Don't forget vertical and horizontal (looking up or down) surfaces lose heat by convection at different rates.

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