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Converting Gas Usage to Diesel Equivalent

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rbel038

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Hi All,

I have a boiler plantroom with a boiler using 18GJ/h of natural gas. What i want to do is work out a diesel equivalent assuming the efficiency of the boiler is unaltered from running on diesel as the burner fuel (its a dual fuel burner).

My question. Is this a simple case of just multiplying by 1000 (to MW conversion) and then dividing by the HHV of diesel (38.7MJ/l) to find the flowrate? (l/h).

 
You're on the track. Just consider W=J/s (so multiply by 1000 and divide by 3600) and use Lower Heating value instead of High Heating value.
 
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