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    Efficiency Impact Associated with a change of fuel on a steam boiler p

    I am trying to get a handle on the typical impact of changing from HFO firing to gas firing for a steam boiler plant. I have heard arguements that thermal efficiency will drop (by between 2 and 4%) as a result of increased latent heat losses in the fuel gas due to the higher hydrogen content in...
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    Conversion of HFO Firing Steam/Power Plant to Gas-Efficiency Impact

    I am trying to get a handle on the typical impact of changing from HFO firing to gas firing for a steam boiler plant. I have heard arguements that thermal efficiency will drop (by between 2 and 4%) as a result of increased latent heat losses in the fuel gas due to the higher hydrogen content in...

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