Band/Drum Heater
Band/Drum Heater
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I have a 15.5-gallon SS304 drum that has an O.D. of 16.125".
I want to fill it with 10-gallons of 70F water and heat it to 200F using a 120V _____watt band/drum heater.
Like to accomplish this in 1-hour.
Drum is atmospheric pressure.
Can somebody fill in the blank ________watt..??
Thanks.
CW3
I want to fill it with 10-gallons of 70F water and heat it to 200F using a 120V _____watt band/drum heater.
Like to accomplish this in 1-hour.
Drum is atmospheric pressure.
Can somebody fill in the blank ________watt..??
Thanks.
CW3





RE: Band/Drum Heater
RE: Band/Drum Heater
Mass of water for 15.5 Gallons = Approx. 60 kg
Cp of Water = Approximately 4.187 kJ/kgK
DeltaT = Approx. 72 K
Q= 18 kJ
You want watts so multiply by 1000 to get joules, then divide by 3600 to get J/s (watts).
I get around 5 kW.
I used the program that mcgyvr put up and I get 6kW so I may be a little off.
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RE: Band/Drum Heater
As it happens a heater designed for 4500 watts at 240 volts, which is fairly common on domestic water heaters, will give 1500 watts at 120 volts.
RE: Band/Drum Heater
Thanks.
RE: Band/Drum Heater
vc66 used 15 gallons (size of the bucket). You only fill the bucket with 10 gallons or water.
RE: Band/Drum Heater
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