Boiler natural gas requirement
Boiler natural gas requirement
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Hi, is there a rule of thumb or a formula to calculate natural gas requirement of a boiler, (only known value is boiler,s output, in kW)?
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RE: Boiler natural gas requirement
Is this a new boiler or an existing boiler? If it is existing, what type of fuel was originally specified for the boiler?
We have several large Power Boilers that were retrofitted to burn natural gas to avoid large deratings and one or two units that can burn 100% natural gas, if required.
RE: Boiler natural gas requirement
This can vary depending upon whether you have air preheat, economizers, O2 trim control; a myriad of factors.
rmw
RE: Boiler natural gas requirement
It is a new 3500 kw boiler. The fuel will be natural gas.
RE: Boiler natural gas requirement
(3500/1000)/(52*80)*100 which is 0.084kg/s or 670 lb/hour
regards,
athomas236
RE: Boiler natural gas requirement
RE: Boiler natural gas requirement
3500kw output is 4375kw input at 80% gross eff.
4375kw = 14927500btu/hr. (cv1000btu/cu.ft.)
Cheers
kbs